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Title: Welfare facilities on small construction sites


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Welfare facilities on small construction sites
  • Presenters name in Arial regular 32pt

2
Who has to provide the facilities?
  • Contractors (including the self-employed)
  • In all cases you should ensure that there are
    adequate welfare facilities for workers under
    your control.

3
What facilities have to be provided?
  • Clean and working toilets
  • Washbasins with hot and cold (or warm) running
    water
  • Soap and towels
  • Sinks large enough to wash face, hands and
    forearms

4
What facilities have to be provided?
  • Storage - somewhere to change, dry and store
    clothing
  • Drinking water and cups provided
  • A rest area to sit, make hot drinks and eat food
  • Keep your welfare facilities warm and well
    ventilated, with lighting if necessary

5
Washbasins with hot and cold (or warm) running
water
6
What does this mean in reality?
Unacceptable Dirty and no hot water
7
  • Unacceptable sink too small to wash forearms in.

8
Completely unacceptable washing facilities
9
Unacceptable toilets
Not maintained or cleaned
10
A rest area to sit, make hot drinks and eat food
in? No
11
Almost there!
  • If this mess room had been kept clean and tidy
    (and had a means to warm food) then this would
    have been OK.

12
Summary
  • Plan welfare in advance of work starting
  • Make sure that workers have
  • Drinking water
  • Toilets
  • Washing facilities
  • Somewhere to eat
  • Somewhere to change their clothes
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