The Building Safety Act 2022 introduced a legal duty for those responsible for higher risk buildings to maintain a continuous digital record of all safety critical information about the building throughout its lifecycle. This is the golden thread. It covers everything from design and construction through to occupation, maintenance and change control.
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For fire safety, every fire door inspection, risk assessment, remediation work and design change must be documented, controlled and versioned to show who made changes, when and why. Without this discipline, liability increases, compliance gaps emerge and the safety of occupants cannot be assured.
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We provide golden thread advisory support for building owners, accountable persons and principal designers, helping clients establish and maintain the information framework the Act requires. This covers capturing safety critical data, integrating ongoing fire safety audits and inspections, managing version control and change logs and providing accessible records for duty holders, fire services and compliance bodies.
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The golden thread is not a document management exercise. It is a legal requirement and a practical tool for demonstrating that building safety is being actively managed. We help clients meet that requirement without confusion or delay.
The Golden Thread
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The Building Safety Act 2022 introduced a legal duty for those responsible for higher risk buildings to maintain a continuous, digital record of all safety critical information about the building. This is the golden thread. It covers the full lifecycle of the building from design and construction through to occupation, maintenance and change control.
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The golden thread acts as the single source of truth for those responsible for building safety. It must be kept accurate, accessible, secure and up to date so that any modifications, inspections or risk assessments are traceable and transparent.
Why It Matters
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For higher risk buildings there is a legal duty to hold prescribed information in digital form. This includes fire safety documentation, structural systems, materials, design changes, maintenance history and inspection records.
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For fire safety specifically, every fire door inspection, risk assessment, remediation work and design change must be documented, controlled and versioned to show who made changes, when and why. Without this discipline, liability increases, compliance gaps emerge and the safety of occupants cannot be assured.
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What We Do
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We provide golden thread advisory support for building owners, accountable persons and principal designers, helping clients establish and maintain the information framework the Act requires.
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This includes:
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Capturing and structuring safety critical data from day one including design documentation, technical specifications and compliance records
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Integrating ongoing fire safety audits, fire door inspections, PAS 9980 appraisals and risk assessments into the thread
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Managing version control, change logs and data security so that every update is tracked and attributed
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Providing clear, accessible records for duty holders, fire services, building managers and compliance bodies
The golden thread is not a document management exercise. It is a legal requirement and a practical tool for demonstrating that building safety is being actively managed. We help clients meet that requirement without confusion or delay.