Civil Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
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Thermometers should be provided to enable per-
sons at work to determine the temperature inside a
workplace and excessive effects of sunlight on tem-
perature should be avoided
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Windows and skylights must be designed or con-
structed so that they may be cleaned safely
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Workplaces should be organised in such a way that
pedestrians and vehicles can circulate safely
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Workplaces should have suitable and suffi cient light-
ing (by natural means where reasonably practicable),
including emergency lighting where failure of artifi -
cial lighting will expose people at work to danger
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Traffi c routes should be suitably indicated and must
be of suffi cient number, size and position and suit-
able to ensure that:
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Pedestrians or vehicles can use it without caus-
ing danger to persons at work near it
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Workplaces, furniture, furnishings and fi ttings should
be kept suffi ciently clean and all surfaces of fl oors,
walls and ceilings inside buildings should be capa-
ble of being kept suffi ciently clean
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Waste materials should not be allowed to accumu-
late in a workplace except in suitable receptacles
There is suffi cient separation of any vehicle traf-
fi c route from doors, gates or pedestrian routes
which lead onto it
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Where pedestrians and vehicles use the same
route, there is suffi cient separation between
them
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Doors and gates should be of suitable construc-
tion (including being fi tted with any necessary safety
devices) and:
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Rooms where people work should be of suffi cient
dimensions for health, safety and welfare purposes
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Workstations should be arranged so that they are
suitable for both the person at work and the work
activity that will take place and should:
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Sliding doors or gates must have a device to
prevent them coming off their track during use
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Provide protection from adverse weather
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Enable any person to leave swiftly in the event
of an emergency
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Any upward opening door or gate has a device
to prevent it falling back
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Ensure that the person is not likely to slip or fall
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Powered doors or gates must have suitable and
effective measures to prevent injury by trapping
people
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A suitable seat (and footrest as necessary) should
be provided where the work is of a kind that can or
must be done seated.
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Where necessary, powered doors or gates
should open manually unless they open auto-
matically if the power fails
Doors or gates which can be opened by either
being pushed or pulled must have a clear view
of both sides when closed
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Escalators and moving walkways must function
safely, have any necessary safety devices and be
fi tted with one or more emergency stop controls.
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15.32.2
Safety requirements - regulations
12 to 19
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Floors and traffi c routes should be:
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Suitably constructed (free from holes, slopes
and uneven or slippery surfaces posing a risk
to health or safety and have effective drainage
where necessary)
Kept free from obstructions and an article or
substance which may cause a person to slip,
trip or fall
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Traffi c routes which are staircases should be pro-
vided with handrails and guards where necessary
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15.32.3
Safety requirements - regulations
20 to 25
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Suitable and suffi cient sanitary conveniences should
be provided which are:
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Where there is a risk of a person falling into a dan-
gerous substance in a tank, pit or structure, these
must be securely fenced or covered
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Windows or other transparent or translucent surfaces
in a wall, partition, door or gate should be made of
safety material or protected against breakage and
be appropriately marked to make it apparent
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Windows, skylights or ventilators which can be
opened must be capable of being opened, closed or
adjusted without exposing people to a risk to their
health or safety
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Adequately ventilated and lit
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Kept in a clean and orderly condition
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Separate for men and women (except where
they are in a separate room and can be secured
from the inside)
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Washing facilities should be provided (including
showers where required), which are:
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In the immediate vicinity of every sanitary
convenience
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In the vicinity of changing rooms where required
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Available with a supply of clean hot and cold (or
warm) water, soap and means of drying
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When open, windows, skylights or ventilators must
not expose any person to risks to their health or
safety
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Suffi ciently lit and ventilated
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Kept in a clean and orderly condition
