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Shaun Holloway
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We undertake surveys of buildings that are in 'out the way' places, sometimes involving a walk of half a mile to site from the nearest road, and often miles from the nearest facilities.
During a recent health and safety audit, the observation was made that we need to consider the provision of welfare facilities during our work. What would be realistic or reasonable to arrange for a survey that could only last half an hour?
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Alan Masson
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Not if the inspections are so short. It might be appropriate in particularly isolated cases to advise the people who are being sent to carry out the inspections that the site is at a certain distance or walking time from the road access, that there are no facilities on site, where the nearest facilities are located (which you could probably ascertain by a phone call to the client) and where, if it is going to be necessary because of a longer survey, they can find food and drink.
Otherwise, you can reasonably expect most people to make their own provision for their welfare, i.e. eat earlier or later, go to the lavatory before setting out to do the inspection, use the bushes if male, etc. I consider that forewarning them as to the absence of any welfare facilities is sufficient.
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