In January 2006 the roof of the ice rink in Bad Reichenhall, in Bavaria, collapsed. Fifteen people died, twelve of them children. The same year, the conference of German building ministers adopted first rules and guidance for checking the structural safety of buildings. In February 2010 the engineers’ association VDI published the guideline VDI 6200, Standsicherheit von Bauwerken – Regelmäßige Überprüfung, structural safety of buildings, regular inspection. Its introduction gives the reason. After a series of tragic building collapses in Europe early in 2006, the call for a technical rule could no longer be ignored. The guideline gives reference values for how often a building should be inspected. It contains checklists, practical instructions and evaluation criteria. One chapter covers the Bauwerksbuch Standsicherheit, a logbook of a building’s structural safety.