CAB is taking part in a ground-breaking initiative to increase levels of competence and confidence in the UK building envelope sector.
The Joint Competence Initiative (JCI) has been established in response to the Building Safety Act – considered the most significant change to health and safety legislation affecting the construction industry in the past 40 years.
The JCI is an “association of associations” – providing guidance and support to move forward industry standards and raise the bar higher along with representatives of leading contractors, sub-contractors, manufacturers and suppliers and education providers.
JCI was initially formed of technical and procurement leads from BAM, ISG, Kier, Laing O’Rourke, Lendlease, Mace, Morgan Sindall, Multiplex, Sir Robert McAlpine, John Sisk, Skanska and Wates Group. Its vision has been to establish, “proportionate and practical requirements relating to both organisational and individual competence of those working in the glazing, cladding and roofing sectors”.
This has led to the publication of a white paper, ‘Achieving Competence in the Building Envelope Sector. A full copy of the White Paper can be found here
Neville Grunwald, the current JCI chair said on the day of publication of the white paper “JCI will consult with Principal Contractors and Developers to adopt the white paper as the preferred measure of subcontractor competence as part of the supply chain process. To maintain the currency of these measures, the volunteers and associations of the JCI will continue to interact with Government bodies and other stakeholders to monitor changes in laws and regulations surrounding the issue of competence in the Built Environment and lobby them to ensure those laws and regulations are proportionate and applied in a practicable manner.”