Making sure that homes are fit and safe to live in is the number one priority for all landlords. The Social Housing (Regulation) Bill will bring in a new regime of regulation that will hold landlords to account for the quality and safety of their homes.

To ensure you are up to speed we have brought our experts  – Steve Pettitt (water/legionella), Peter Leavers (lifts) and Larry Ryder (Asbestos) – together to take you through your responsibilities:

• What you must do to meet legislation
• How you can ensure the integrity of your data and
• To provide you with the latest good practice.

You’ll find out about current compliance responsibilities, what you can do to ensure you’re meeting (and going above) the requirements of legislation, and how you can make sure your tenants are safe in their homes.

You’ll improve your understanding of all the key changes to regulation, legislation, and best practice, and go away with confidence that you’re managing your existing and new compliance responsibilities effectively and efficiently.

What we’ll cover

• Asbestos
  • Getting the basics right
  • Risk management
  • Data management and integrity.
• Water safety
  • Getting the basics right
  • The causal chain
  • Symptoms
  • Cases
  • Legislation and guidance
  • Other water related hazards.
• Lift safety
  • The legal framework
  • Implications
  • Equipment types
  • Challenges
  • Summary of key issues
  • Conclusion.

This workshop is essential for everyone working in health and safety, compliance, maintenance, delivery, reporting, management, and assurance.

Health and safety regulation, legislation, and best practice are constantly changing. It’s your responsibility to stay up to date and adapt to the changes.

10.30 Welcome and introduction

• • Larry Ryder, Ryder Partnership

10.40 Water hygiene and legionella

• • Steve Pettitt, Director of Health & Building Safety, L&Q

    • This session will cover:
    • Understanding the risks associated with legionella bacteria 
    • The legislation and associated guidance for preventing harm 
    • Other water hazards 
    • L&Q’s approach (best practices)

11.10 Managing lift compliance – what it is and how to achieve it

• • Peter Leavers, Director, Stonewood Lift Consultants Ltd

    • This session will cover:
    • Obligations and Responsibilities of Lift Owners and those with the “Duty of Care”
    • Outline of the Legal Framework associated with Lift Ownership and Management
    • Specific Standards for Fire Recall, Firefighting and Evacuation Lifts
    • Types of Passenger Lifts and Domestic (Mobility) Equipment and the required Compliance
    • Loler Certificates – Variations; Types of Defects; interpretation, actions required – “when is a Certificate not a Certificate”.
    • Relationships and responsibilities: Duty Holder; Competent Person; Maintainer; Environmental Agency
    • The Challenges; and solutions of Managing Compliance

11.40 Break

11.50 Asbestos management and the route to compliance

• • Larry Ryder, Ryder Partnership

    • This session will cover:
    • Getting the basics right- meeting the requirements of the law and the costs of getting it wrong
    • Risk management
    • Data management and integrity

12.20 Q & A

12.30 Closing  remarks

• • Larry Ryder, Ryder Partnership

Steve Pettitt, Director of Health & Building Safety, L&Q

Steve first became involved in health and safety in 1986 whilst serving in the Army and over the following decade attended various courses to expand on his knowledge and experience.  Following his discharge in 1997 he took the opportunity to move into a full-time health and safety career.

Since 2000 he has worked in the housing sector starting with London Borough of Hounslow’s housing department which later became a first round Arm’s Length Management Organisation (ALMO).  He then moved to Richmond Housing Partnership, a stock transfer housing association, and since 2011 he has worked in three of the G15 organisations (London’s largest housing associations).  Initially at Notting Hill, then to East Thames and he is currently the Director of Safety at L&Q. The L&Q Group houses more than 250,000 people in over 105,000 homes, primarily across London and the South East.

Steve is a Charter Member of IOSH, member of IIRSM, member of the IFSM and Associate Member of IEMA.  He also sits on the Advisory Panel of the SAFETYnet group within the Housing Quality Network (HQN) and is an Ambassador for Safety4Good.

Peter Leavers, Director, Stonewood Lift Consultants Ltd

Peter has over 40 years’ experience in the Lift & Escalator Industry having started as a Technician Apprentice, progressing through to Management and Director Levels in both National and Local Organisations, gaining knowledge and understanding of all aspects from Maintenance to Modernisation; New Installations and Replacements. Peter is a Director of Stonewood Lift Consultants Ltd and works with several Housing Associations providing support and advice on Commercial, Technical and Compliance Issues: together with the Project Management of Major Projects. Peter’s formal qualifications include Post Graduate Degree in Management, with Certificates in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Electronics. During his career he has worked with several significant organisations both within and outside of the Public Sector.

 Larry Ryder, Ryder Partnership

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