All new and existing Higher-Risk Buildings (HRBs) will need to develop a Golden Thread of compliance and safety information.
The golden thread holds the information that those responsible for the building require to:
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show that the building was compliant with applicable building regulations during its construction, ongoing management and refurbishment
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identify and manage building safety risks to prevent or reduce the consequences of fire spread or structural collapse
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covers both the information and documents and the information management processes
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should be stored as structured digital information in line with the golden thread principles.
The institution is deveoping digital standards.
Building safety should include the fire and structural safety of a building and the safety of all the people in or in the vicinity of a building (including emergency responders).
The golden thread principles
The golden thread should be:
1. Accurate and trusted
2. Residents feeling secure in their homes
3. Culture change: an enabler for better and more collaborative working.
4. Single source of truth: all information together in a single place
5. Secure
6. Accountable: record changes.
7. Understandable/consistent
8. Simple to access (accessible)
9. Longevity/durability and shareability of information
10. Relevant/proportionate
A detailed explanation of each of the Golden principles can be found in the building regulations section of the UK Government website.