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Executive
Executive

Welfare facilities on small

construction sites

Presenters name in Arial

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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.
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
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
Washbasins with hot and cold (or
warm) running water
What does this mean in reality?

Unacceptable:
Dirty and no
hot water
 Unacceptable:
sink too small to
wash forearms
in.
Completely unacceptable washing
facilities
Unacceptable toilets

Not maintained
or cleaned
A rest area to sit, make hot drinks and
eat food in? No
 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.
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