Provision of welfare facilities

All such facilities should be well ventilated and lit and cleaned regularly. 

Facilities for rest and eating meals must be provided so that workers may sit down during break times in areas where they do not need to wear personal protective equipment. It should be possible for workers to make hot drinks and prepare food. Separate rooms should be provided for smokers and non-smokers. Facilities should also be provided for pregnant women and nursing mothers to rest. Arrangements must be in place to ensure that food is not contaminated by hazardous substances. Many fires have been caused by placing clothes on an electric heater. Damp clothes should not be positioned in contact with the heater and there should be adequate ventilation around the heater. If possible, the heater should be fitted with a high temperature cut-out device. 

The location of the welfare facilities on the site is important. They should be located adjacent to each other and as close to the main working area as possible. It is likely that as the work progresses, the welfare facilities 

HSE have produced two useful information leaflets on the provision of welfare facilities at fixed construction sites (CIS No 18 (revi)) and transient construction sites (CIS No 46). 

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Outline the requirements of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 relating to the provision of welfare facilities. 

A safe working environment with appropriate provision of welfare facilities. 

Regulation 22 sets out the requirements for the provision of welfare facilities. The duty to comply with the Regulation rests on the person in control of the site, who must comply so far as is reasonably practicable. No numbers of toilets and washbasins are prescribed - suitable and sufficient will be the numbers determined by the risk assessment made by the person in control. 

Explain, with reference to practical examples, the legal requirements relating to the provision of welfare and first-aid facilities on construction sites. 

Welfare Responsibility for provision and maintenance of welfare facilities, statement of what is available... 

The status of laboratory animals in universities, hospitals, drug companies, and other research facilities is monitored by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) under the provisions of the Animal Welfare Act (AWA). The AWA has been amended three times since its passage in 1966. In 1985, an amendment was added that requires... 

Outlines the basic requirements for hygiene facilities cleanliness of premises condition of floors and gangways provision of warning signs adequate lighting, heating and welfare facilities. 

The provision of temporary access roads, welfare facilities, office accommodation, fuel storage and plant maintenance facilities on site will need to be considered at the planning stage. 

Control of temperature, lighting and ventilation > Appropriate controls for dust, fumes, vapours, radiation, chemical and biological hazards > Safe access and egress > Provision of adequate welfare facilities > Noise and vibration > Variations ... 

Special hazards of the trade or business Inspection and maintenance of plant and equipment Processes for new plant, substances, processes Provision and use of protective clothing Accident reporting, investigation procedures Welfare facilities Emergency procedures... 

The Government recommends the establishment of assistance centres for the provision of a focus for assistance during and after a terrorist incident. These centres are also intended to provide a venue for the dissemination of available information, a suitable place for the gathering of mass forensic samples and access to the facilities required by victims and their families. The emphasis is on a single, coordinated multi-agency approach. Facilities available should include welfare, counselling and health care (first aid), accommodation and transport advice, legal, insurance and benefits advice. 

Cradle to end of construction In addition to cradle to site, this includes all of the emissions associated with the constmction process. For geotextiles, this may inelude items such as preparation of the subgrade by rollers, excavators used to lift rolls of material, excavation and filling. Items such as the provision of cabins and welfare facilities should also be considered because these have associated EC for the eonstruction phase. 

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