This guidance has been formulated to clarify the requirements in the British standards and BBA Bulletin No2 when leaving roofing underlays exposed for a period of time prior to the final roof covering being installed.
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.
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.
The guidance gives an overview of the standard to help contractors install slate and tile roof coverings according to BS 8000-6. It also has references to further information, including the original BS 8000-6 and NFRC technical documents.
It highlights the requirements for, and importance of, the installation of firestops at party wall and compartmental wall locations; and how they should be installed correctly and in accordance with manufacturers’ recommendations.
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 two page document provides information about installing timber battens with nail guns and the different sized gun nails available on the market and compliance with current British standard BS 5534 ‘Code of practice for slating and tiling’.
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 guidance is to help during shortages of slate and half, utilising more readily available sized slates to ensure compliance with BS 5534 and other alternatives that are available.
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 aims to try to reverse the decline in the bird population in the UK by raising awareness amongst the roofing industry and encouraging the installation of nest boxes.
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.
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