IMI Framework expanded to include ISO 19650-6 health and safety guidance
The IMI Framework, the UK’s source of guidance on information management in accordance with the ISO 19650 standards, has been expanded to include insights on health and safety information management as set out in ISO 19650-6. As well as helping to improve health and safety performance, BS-EN ISO 19650-6 also provides a key tool for managing the golden thread of information for higher-risk buildings as required by the Building Safety Act.
The IMI Framework
Originally the UK BIM Framework, it was launched in October 2019 to support UK implementation of information management good practices following the publication of ISO 19650-1 and ISO 19650-2 in January 2019, and initiatives such as Government Soft Landings. Following the November 2024 launch of the Information Management Initiative (IMI), led by nima and supported by the Construction Leadership Council, it was rebranded as the IMI Framework in May 2025. Managed by nima and BSI, the IMI Framework provides an interpretation layer between the technical provisions of the standards and real world applications of information management.
Targeting health and safety
Further parts of ISO 19650 have been published since 2019, and the final part – ISO 19650 Part 6 – was published in January 2025, superseding PAS 1192-6. Guidance co-editor Professor Sarah Davidson says:
“Guidance 6 is relevant to anyone involved in H&S risk management within the built environment. It explores the responsibilities and activities of different parties involved in construction, operational and maintenance projects.
“Users of ISO 19650-6 may come from a broad spectrum of people including those with the CDM roles of client, principal designer, designer, principal contractor and contractor or asset and facilities managers, maintenance teams or contractors, and those with responsibility for using the asset as a workplace.
The guidance has been authored in collaboration with members of the Technical Committee responsible for the content of ISO 19650-6 including Nick Nisbet. It’s development has also been supported by the BIM4H&S group.
ISO 19650-6 also includes a data schema to capture risk, incident and treatment information. Guidance 6 explains how this risk schema can be developed in a project or operational context.
Implementation of ISO 19650-6 will also support organisations in meeting their duties under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and secondary legislation such as the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM).
Providing the ‘right information’ to the ‘right person’ at the ‘right time’ is an important part of health and safety risk management. ISO 19650-6 sets out how to share and deliver this health and safety information, and Guidance 6 provides insight into how to put this into practice.
Guidance co-editor David Churcher adds:
ISO 19650 Part 6 extends the information management process in Parts 2 and 3 to support the need to share health and safety information as widely as possible throughout project and asset teams, and also to use it to learn general lessons within organisations, sectors and the industry as a whole. This is reflected in Guidance 6.
Upgrades and expansion increasing IMI Framework use
In June 2024 (news), the core guidance elements of the Framework were moved to an online platform provided by technology provider Morta. The upgrade included a new AI search function delivering text explanations based solely on content from the guidance resources (not on content scraped from across the internet). Following the transfer, over 100,000 views of the guidance were recorded in less than six months (26 November 2024 news). Total views of the guidance now exceed 443,000 (as of 18 June 2026).
Background
A consultation on proposed revisions to Parts 1 and 2 took place between March and May 2026, and a similar consultation relating to Part 3 has been open since May 2026, with comments required by 6 July 2026.
