PAS 8673:2022 Built environment – Competence requirements for the management of safety in residential buildings – Specification

PAS 8673 specifies competence requirements for managing safety in residential buildings and other developments incorporating residential accommodation. It also gives guidance on detailed competencies and the assessment of competence.

It specifies areas of competence as:

• Building structures and building systems, including building services
• Interaction of systems and components
• Operational practices necessary to maintain buildings safe for occupants
• Risk management
• Managing the golden thread of information, including other digital information
• Managing change, including the consequences of human behaviour
• Leadership, communication and planning skills
• Personal commitment to ethical behaviour and professional standards

The specification can be used as a benchmark against which to assess the competence of:

• Those performing the necessary activities related to the management of building safety in residential buildings
• Those whose services are being contracted to carry out or support the carrying out of the management of building safety

It can also be used to guide and assess how well dutyholders and those delegating functions to others have carried out due diligence to verify the competence of those they employ or contract.

Principal users will be individuals and organizations responsible for the management of building safety in the occupational phase of the life cycle of residential buildings.

The PAS is also intended to be used by:

• Organizations that will assess the competence and commitment of those who manage building safety, including professional bodies, trade bodies and those facilitating voluntary self-regulation
• National accreditation authorities
• Government agencies
• Employers
• Insurers