201.Subsection (1) places a duty on the principal accountable person for an occupied category 1 building to establish and operate an occurrence recording system for the purpose of enabling accountable persons to comply with their duties under section 39. This system will be used to gather and hold information about incidents or situations that result from, give rise to or are otherwise connected with building safety risks relating to the building and giving that information to accountable persons (subsection (2)).
202.The occurrence recording system will enable residents, and other people connected with the building, to report building safety incidents relating to fire or structural safety. It will not be mandatory for residents to submit these reports, but the system will enable reports that are submitted to be captured and held in one place.
203.The type of incidents that an occurrence recording system will capture might include, for example early or unexpected decay of structural components, structural failure due to extreme weather conditions, or defects of active/passive fire protection.
204.Subsection (3) provides that the occurrence recording system must be established and start to operate as soon as possible after the latest of the events set out in that subsection.
205.An occurrence recording system must comply with any requirements imposed by the Welsh Ministers under regulations made under subsection (4). Subsection (5) gives examples of what the requirements may include e.g. the incidents or situations about which information is to be received, who can report information, and how information is to be received, recorded and assessed.
Commentary on Sections Part 1 - Safety of Buildings Containing Two Or More Residential Units Recording and reporting in relation to building safety risks Section 38 - Occurrence recording system: duty of principal accountable person