A higher-risk building and its safety case, on one record.

A residential building at least 18 m tall or with at least 7 storeys, and at least two homes. The principal accountable person answers for the safety case. SAMRISK holds the case, the evidence behind it and the deadlines.

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Building: Riverside Tower
Reference: BLD-RVT01
Class: Higher-risk

18 mOr 7 storeys
1Principal accountable person
10 daysOccurrence notice counted
£228A month

What it has to do.

General information as at October 2026. Not legal advice; check the regulation or ask a competent person.

DutyIn plain wordsWhere in SAMRISK
Register the buildingWith the Building Safety Regulator, with its key building information kept up to date.Safety case, building information
Name who is accountableThe principal accountable person, and who answers for each part of the building.Safety case
Assess and manage the risksFire spread and structural failure, with every barrier evidenced.Audits, safety case
Keep a safety case reportGive it to the regulator when asked, and review it when things change.Safety case
Keep the golden threadEvery record that proves the building is safe, versioned and kept.Documents
Report occurrencesSafety occurrences go to the regulator within the deadline.Incidents
Engage residentsA strategy, a way to raise concerns and answers on record.Safety case

What a higher-risk building has to show

Set out around the duties the Building Safety Act 2022 places on accountable persons.

Higher-risk status and accountable persons
Mark the building as higher-risk, record the principal accountable person and any other accountable persons, what each answers for, and the registration reference from the Building Safety Regulator (BSR).
- Higher-risk flag with height and storeys
- Principal and other accountable persons
- Registration reference and dates
- Who answers for which part of the building
A bow tie for every major hazard
Causes, preventive barriers, the top event, mitigating barriers and consequences, on one diagram. Score how well each barrier works and write the case that the risk is as low as reasonably practicable.
- Build the diagram element by element
- An effectiveness score on every barrier
- The as low as reasonably practicable case on each diagram
- Draft, in review and approved
Major hazard reports and the safety case report
Reports for fire spread, structural failure and the other major hazards, linked to their bow ties and versioned each time their status changes. The safety case report is written section by section, with a check of what is still missing.
- Each section written and checked in turn
- Numbered versions of the report, every one kept
- A print layout to attach when the regulator asks for it
- A completeness check that shows the gaps
Every document, every version
Each document keeps its full version history. Upload a new version and the old ones stay, ready to download. That is the record the golden thread asks for.
- Upload a new version of any document
- Every earlier version kept and downloadable
- Evidence linked from the safety case
Mandatory occurrence reporting
Flag an incident as a mandatory occurrence and SAMRISK counts the deadlines from the incident date. It sets the initial notice due 10 days later and the full report due 20 days later, and shows anything overdue. You send the reports to the regulator yourself.
- A flag on any incident
- Both deadlines set from the incident date
- When each report was sent, recorded
Resident engagement and complaints
Accountable persons must have a resident engagement strategy and a way for residents to raise concerns. Keep the strategy, the communications and the complaints, each with its category and status.
- The engagement strategy, with its review dates
- Communications with residents on record
- Complaints by category, from open to resolved
Personal emergency evacuation plans and drills
Personal emergency evacuation plans (PEEPs) for residents who need help to leave, with a review date on each. Only managers and admins can add or change them. Evacuation drills are kept with their findings.
- A plan for each resident who needs one
- Review dates tracked
- Drills with numbers, times, issues found and actions taken

The tools to switch on.

Pro £49, safety case £149, assets and inspections £15 and contractors and permits £15. £228 a month for one higher-risk building.

Try other sets in the kit picker

Riverside TowerBLD-RVT01

Pro plan5 buildings, 5 sites, 15 people; incidents£49
Safety caseBow ties, the report, the golden thread£149
Assets and inspections212 fire doors, tagged£15
Contractors and permitsHalden Fire Ltd, permits to work£15
Audits, tasks, documents, calendarFree on every plan£0

A month£228

The cheapest plan for this set. Prices as set in October 2026; see pricing for the current figures.

A week in its life.

Illustrative

Mon 19 Oct
07:30 · Priya Shah
Reads the dashboard. 14 actions, 2 overdue. FD-07-14 still intolerable.
ACT-0311
Tue 20 Oct
10:15 · Tom Ellis
Logs a failed smoke vent on level 12. Flagged as an occurrence; the deadline starts.
INC-0057
Wed 21 Oct
08:00 · Halden Fire Ltd
Works under a permit to refit the closer on FD-07-14.
PTW-0188
Thu 22 Oct
14:40 · Priya Shah
Uploads the re-test certificate. Section 9 of the safety case updates.
GT-0907
Fri 23 Oct
07:00 · Dan Okafor
Reads the board pack. 93% compliant, nothing intolerable.
RPT-0044

What the act asks

The Building Safety Act 2022 makes a safety case a duty for every occupied higher-risk building in England. The accountable persons assess the building safety risks, take steps to manage them and keep the information that shows it, the golden thread.

SAMRISK keeps the method (bow ties, major hazard reports and the safety case report) and the evidence (documents, incidents, audits, inspections, PEEPs and complaints) in one place. When the regulator asks a question, the answer links back to its source. Read more on higher-risk buildings, the safety case, the golden thread and mandatory occurrence reporting.

Questions.

Is my building a higher-risk building?: In England a building in occupation is higher-risk when it is at least 18 m tall or has at least 7 storeys, and has at least two residential units. Height is measured from ground level to the floor of the top storey, ignoring roof plant. SAMRISK records the classification; it does not decide it for you.
We keep the safety case in a binder. Why move it?: The golden thread asks for information that is accurate, kept up to date and traceable. A binder loses the history the moment a page is replaced. SAMRISK keeps every version of every document and links the evidence from the safety case report.
Who can see the PEEPs?: People in your company can read them; only managers and admins can add or change them. PEEPs hold personal data, so keep the details to what the evacuation needs.
Does SAMRISK send the safety case report to the regulator?: No. You send it through the regulator's own service. SAMRISK gives you a print layout of the report and lets you mark the version you sent.
What if we have more than one higher-risk building?: The safety case is switched on for your company, so £149 a month covers every building on your plan. Pro holds five buildings; each extra building is £12 a month.