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    high-risk
    /ˌhʌɪˈrɪsk/

    adjective

    • 1. involving or exposed to a high level of danger: "high-risk activities such as skydiving and motocross racing"

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  3. High-risk means involving a greater than usual amount of risk, especially in finance, health, or business. Learn more about the meaning, synonyms, and usage of high-risk with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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    • Introduction
    • Use Criteria
    • Building Definition
    • Counting Storeys and Measuring Height
    • Glossary of Key Terms Used in This Guidance

    This guidance sets out the criteria for a building to be a higher-risk building during the occupation phase of the higher-risk regime. Higher-risk buildings are subject to the requirements of the new higher-risk regime directly overseen by the Building Safety Regulator (the Regulator). Higher-risk buildings, for the in-occupation requirements under...

    To be considered a higher-risk building a building must meet a certain set of use criteria. This is in addition to meeting the height or storeys threshold. If an occupied building meets the height or storeys threshold and contains at least two residential units, then it is a higher-risk building. This applies unless the entire building is used as a...

    Building for the purposes of the higher-risk regime is defined in regulation 4 of the Regulations. The diagrams in this section will help you determine how regulation 4 applies to your building. The building definition addresses both single structures and multiple structures which are connected. For certain, more complex, structures the definition ...

    For a building to be a higher-risk building it will meet either the height or storeys threshold – it does not need to meet both (although it may). The height threshold is set at 18 metres or higher. The storeys threshold is set at 7 storeys or more. If a building meets the 7-storey threshold and meets the use criteria set out in this guidance, this...

    Accessis defined in Regulation 4(7) of the Higher-Risk Buildings (Descriptions and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2023. It means a doorway, archway or similar opening. Access which is only used in an emergency or for maintenance is not included. For example, a doorway between two buildings used regularly by residents counts as access, while ...

  4. Learn the meaning of high-risk as an adjective that describes something likely to fail, harm, or injure, or something more likely than others to cause a disease, condition, or injury. See examples of high-risk in sentences and related words.

  5. High-risk means a group, part, etc, that is particularly subject or exposed to a danger. Learn how to use this term in different contexts, such as insurance, health, and business, with examples and synonyms.

  6. High-risk definition: denoting a group, part, etc, that is particularly subject or exposed to a danger. See examples of HIGH-RISK used in a sentence.

  7. adjective. FINANCE / ˌhaɪˈrɪsk / uk us. Add to word list. involving greater than usual financial risk: a high-risk loan/mortgage The bank is now very reluctant to make high-risk loans to individuals with spotty credit records. a high-risk investment/fund/stock This is a medium to high-risk fund which has a very good track record.

  8. involving a lot of danger and the risk of injury, death, damage, etc. Rock climbing is a high-risk sport that requires special equipment and training. a high-risk strategy; high-risk patients (= who are very likely to get a particular illness) high-risk offenders/individuals; compare low-risk

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