Health and Safety Committee

The HBF's Health and Safety Committee meets jointly with the Housebuilders' Health and Safety Forum four times a year.

Membership is open to any health and safety professional from a member company, subject to the Chairman's approval. Members of the committee are expected to encourage their companies to sign up to the Health and Safety Charter and to participate in intitiatives to promote it.

The committee elects a chairman and deputy for a year, after which the deputy takes over the chairmanship and a new deputy is elected for the following year.

The committee has seven standing working parties which address the objectives of the Action Plan accompanying the HBF's Health and Safety Charter and the Steering Group meets four times a year to decide on their proposals which then go to the main committee for approval. 

Other sub groups are formed to deal with arising issues, notably to comment on consultations such as the proposed amendments to the CDM regulations. 

The committee maintains close links with HSE (a representative sits on the committee).

As well as offering advice to members on health and safety issues, the committee also publishes guidance leaflets – available in Published information.

The working parties are made up of volunteers from the main committee who may co-opt their colleagues on occasion to assist.

Any queries about the Committee, Steering group or Health and Safety issues may be addressed to rosie.hinchliffe@hbf.co.uk.

National Planning Committee

HBF are active on the national stage, on behalf of the industry, in a number of areas related to planning.

HBF have worked closely with a number of Government departments in the formulation and direction of policy-making including the CLG and HM Treasury.

HBF are members of the National Planning Forum  and have an active dialogue with a number of fellow trade federation including the BPF and CBI.

Over the past year, HBF have been addressing key planning issues with a number of organisations including the Planning Inspectorate, Housing Corporation and the CABE.

The HBF Planning Committee meets three times a year to discuss thse issues and formulate industry responses.