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David Partington
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I have worked in similar circumstances in the past and I see what your issues are, especially where staff are sleeping on site and may have limited privacy.
The simple answer is that there is no requirerment to provide a seperate toilet for staff, only that one is provided.
A solution may be found via an agreement with the client whereby he/ she agrees to use only their on - suite facilities, though depending on the lay out of the site this may not be a practicle solution, negotiation is the only remedy I am afraid.
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David Partington
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Tony, I am a HS manager with care homes amongst others units, within social housing.
I do not think there is a legal requirement to provide toilets in care homes. We do, but this is only for the convenience of the visitors not a legal requirement.
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David Partington
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Kuang, people in mental health institutions are un-well why would you wish to add to their anxieties by removing their tobacco? Whilst allowing felons to continue to smoke?
What a government...
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I am the HS Manager with a large Housing authority and have over twenty sheltered unit sites. Recently we needed to have a lift upgraded and was quite comfortable about having a chair lift in situ as the stairs were over two metres wide and I therefore took the view that the tenants could escape at need. Not to have installed a chair lift would have left over thirty people as virtuel prisioners in their home over a two week period and this was clearly unaceptable to both the tenants and myself.
I note that you also work for a LA therefore can you not refer this matter to your own health and safety team as they will find a balanced resolution to this issue for you.
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David Partington
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Phil can you not simply find assistance from staff on the ground floor, or is this too obvious?
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David.
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David Partington
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Julian of course you are right in your approach to the treatment of the pests. The question was "what is the legal requirement". And there appears to be very little. However on reflection if there were an infestation of say of fleas then one might have some redress via the Tort of Negligence due to forseeability of discomfort, infestion of home et al... Just a thought.
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David Partington
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Steve your question is intriguing, so I had a look and I could find nothing specific ( I expected to find something in the Welfare Regs 1992) however, if I was arguing this from a shop stewards point of view then I would argue:
2.?( 1) It shall be the duty of every employer to ensure, so
of employers far as is reasonably practicable, the health, safety and welfare at work of all his employees.
HASWA 1974
With the emphasis on welfare
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David Partington
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Charles I assume that you are in Housing. The contractors that you invite onto site must meet statute requirerments or you leave your firm liable for damages as they are your agents. Therefore ensure that your contracts with these people are explicit in this.
Where tenants invite contractors onto your site into their properties then you have no control and no liabilities.
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