NFRC Member M&J Group (Construction and Roofing) Limited, invited NFRC to write a case study where they were undertaking the removal of failing RAAC (Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete).
This four-page guidance note provides a handy reference document with shortcuts to the relevant HSE guidance notes which assist in quickly locating the relevant information that may be needed by roofing contractors.
The guidance outlines the health risks that working outdoors and reminding employers of The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require employers to assess the risks to the health and safety of their employees arising out of their work activity.
This alert underlines the importance of managing materials, including those on-site that have yet to be used or installed, or where they have been partly installed and remain exposed.
This guidance document is to promote Safe2Torch specification writing at the initial survey and design stage and a safe system of work when using propane gas torches for the application of roofing membranes and the drying of roof surfaces for all flat roofing applications.
The document is split into sections covering the changes regarding design responsibility, structural properties, minimum roof pitch with or without in plane rooflights, safety, insulation, durability, spacer systems, rooflight area and specification, fibre cement, air tightness, gutters and flashings.
Following a 2021 revision to BS 5250 – Management of moisture in buildings - Code of practice, this guide highlights the changes that apply specifically to flat roofing. The guide gives an overview of the changes for the different types of flat roofs as well as a summary of the changes to BS 5250.
This guidance sets out the competence requirements of the act and how competence can be demonstrated. It covers the definition and role of a Principal Contractor (PC) and Principal Designer (PD).
This guidance sets out the considerations for contractors to help ensure they are aware and fulfilling their responsibilities and obligations under the Act.
This guidance is to help contractors understand the responsibility they may undertake in relation to the design of the works prior to signing contracts.
This safety alert highlights and clarifies the correct requirements that a fire stop must achieve for Scotland. It sets out what you must check with the manufacturer of the product you use to ensure that it meets the requirements of the Domestic handbook in Scotland.
This safety alert highlights and clarifies the correct requirements that a fire stop must achieve, one England and Wales. It sets out what you must check with the manufacturer of the product you use to ensure that it meets the requirements of Approved Document B, Annexe B, Table 3 and 4.
This guidance gives an overview of the latest revision to Technical handbook: nondomestic—Section 6: Energy places the emphasis on the adoption of a fabric first approach, with higher minimum fabric standards for the external envelope and improved airtightness, along with the use of low-carbon heating technologies.
This four-page guidance note provides an overview of changes to Approved Document L2: Buildings other than dwellings within Part L of the Building Regulations, which had not been updated for nearly a decade.
This guidance gives an overview of the changes to the regulations, standards and supporting guidance relating to external wall systems that have come into force in Scotland.
It is recommended that anyone preparing a specification should complete this checklist and if any boxes are ticked avoid the use of a direct torch-on application in these areas.
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