RIBA Core Curriculum: Being safe
The following CPD materials fall within the ‘Being safe – health and safety’ RIBA Core Curriculum topic area.
This seminar provides information, guidance and practical design tools for the design and specification of safe access and work at height, for the lifetime maintenance of buildings. This includes access ladders, guardrails, walkways and rooflight guards.
Fixfast is a leading supplier of construction products. Its Safe Access team has many years’ experience supporting the design and specification of permanent access solutions on a wide range of buildings.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 40 minutes.
This CPD examines the guidelines for the specification of a safe stairway and how to make commercial stairways both safe and compliant with current building regulations. It covers: what stair nosings are designed to achieve and how to select the right one, key legislation and industry standards, how recent BRE and Equality Act (formerly DDA) guidelines affect specifications, environmental and health and safety considerations, and examples of best practice.
Quantum Flooring Solutions manufactures and supplies the contract flooring market with a complete range of flooring accessories, including stair nosings (stair edging), PVC accessories and trims, and PVC transition profiles.
Approximate duration excluding time for questions/answers: 40 minutes.