British Standards Institution

Sector: Construction

Categories: Building protection. General

Overview: Responsible to the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee (SPSC) for standardization needs for competence in the built environment. Responsible for defining, developing and delivering standardization outputs for the competence of those involved in the procurement, design, construction, management and maintenance of buildings, including higher risk buildings as defined under the Building Safety Act.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (5)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
Built environment.	Core criteria for construction product competence. Code of Practice Categories: Information management \| Construction materials and building \| Standardization. General rules \| Construction Proposal begins : 2023-01-11	Proposal
BS XXXX	Built environment. Framework for competence of individual fire risk assessors. Code of Practice Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Fire Protection \| Construction \| Construction materials and building \| Building protection Proposal begins : 2023-02-09	Proposal
BS 8674	Built environment - Framework for competence of individual fire risk assessors - Code of practice Categories: Building protection. General Comment resolution begins : 2025-03-17	Comment resolution
BS 8670-2	Built environment. Core criteria for construction product competence. Code of Practice Categories: Unclassified documents Proposal begins :	Proposal
BS 8670	Built environment. Core criteria for building safety in competence frameworks. Code of practice Categories: Information management \| Construction materials and building \| Standardization. General rules \| Health and Safety \| Construction Proposal begins : 2022-02-10	Proposal

Published (1)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS 8670-1:2024	Competence frameworks for building safety. Core criteria. Code of practice Categories: Building protection. General Published standard begins : 2024-05-30	Published standard

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.

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Committee members

Nominating organizations

Architects Registration Board
Associate Committee Manager
Associate Director - Built Environment
Association for Project Management
Association of British Certification Bodies
B E A M A Limited
BSI Senior Standards Manager
Build UK
Building a Safer Future
Building Safety Alliance
Chartered Association of Building Engineers
Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists
Chartered Institute of Building
Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
Committee Manager
Competent Persons Forum
Construction Industry Council
Construction Products Association
Consumer and Public Interest Network
DLUHC - Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities
Engineering Council
Fire Sector Federation
H S E - Health and Safety Executive
I F E - Institution of Fire Engineers
Industry Competence Committee
Institute of Residential Property Management
Institution of Structural Engineers
L A B C - Local Authority Building Control
N H B C - National House-Building Council
National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC)
Nima
Northern Ireland Building Regulations
OPSS - Office for Product Safety & Standards
Outgoing Committee Manager
Renamed from 'BSI Senior Standards Manager - Energy'
Royal Institute of British Architects
Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Sector Lead, Built Environment
United Kingdom Accreditation Service
Welsh Government

Liaisons with other committees

Convenor - CPB/1/-/3
Individual Capacity - Construction Contractor
Individual Capacity - CSG WG6
Individual Capacity - Technical Author
Individual capacity – Arup University
Liaison - B/555
Liaison - B/559

BSI roles

Committee Chair
Editorial Project Manager

Standards Development

CPB/1 - Competence in the Built Environment

Committee standards activity