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<p>Individual building owners and managers continue to be responsible for health and
safety, including responding to safety alerts such as RAAC.</p><p>Building owners
must address safety risks of all kinds in their buildings through a risk-based, proportionate
and evidence-based approach. On the 1 May 2019, the Standing Committee on Structural
Safety issued a safety alert on the failure of RAAC planks. Local authorities, like
other building owners, are advised to follow available professional guidance.</p><p>The
Local Government Association has advised members to check whether any buildings in
their estates have RAAC, to ensure it can be identified, assessed, and responded to
accordingly. This is accessible on the LGA website and in line with the guidance from
the Institution of Structural Engineers. If further buildings are identified as having
suspected or confirmed RAAC, building owners and managers should follow the guidance
to put appropriate mitigation in place.</p>
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