The
Workplace (Heath, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992.
Since 1975 the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 (HSWA) has required employers,
the self employed and certain people who have control
over workplaces to ensure, so far as is reasonably
practicable, the health and safety of anyone who may
be affected by their work activities. So if glazing
constitutes a risk, reasonably practicable measures
need to be taken to deal with it.
What Regulation 14 requires.
The Regulation requires that every window or other transparent or translucent
surface in a wall, partition, door or gate should,
where necessary for reasons of health or safety, be
of a safety material or be protected against breakage
of the transparent or translucent material; and be
appropriately marked or incorporate features to make
it apparent.
Employers who fail to meet this legal obligation run the risk of costly litigation
should an accident occur involving these glazed areas.
Inititally a risk assessment of your glazing is undertaken to ascertain whether
or not there is a risk of injury. (Recommendations
can be found in BS6262 Part 4).
The First Steps to Compliance. Determine the type
of glass and it’s safety rating within those critical
locations.
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Below
gives examples of glazing in windows, partitions,
walls, doors and side panels. 'Critical locations'
are shaded
grey. Any glazing within a shaded area must comply
with BS 6206.
Glazing unit No. 10 falls wholly within
a 'critical location' and so the glazing must
comply with BS 6206.
Where
only part of a glazing unit falls within a 'critical
location' the whole of that unit must comply
with BS 6206. This applies to units Nos. 2, 3,
5, 6, 7, 9, 11 and
12.
Only
glazing units Nos. 1, 4 and 8 fall wholly outside
the 'critical location' and need not comply with
BS 6206.
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Create
a detailed report of work to be undertaken so
that all glazing identified as unsafe for it’s
location will be upgraded.
Ensure that both the assessment and the schedule of work are fully documented.
Instigate a programme to monitor and review the current situation on a regular
basis. (Ensure the schedule of work is completed and any subsequent reorganisation
does not create a new potential risk).
PLEASE CALL
0844 800 9066IF YOU REQUIRE FURTHER ASSISTANCE OR IF YOU ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY INTEREPRETING
REGULATIONS 14.
Sureguard
Survey and risk assessments.
Sureguard
have many years of experience in providing accurate,
unbiased guidance on this and other glass related
safety legislation.
We
can adapt our reports to include only glass within
Critical Locations or expand our details to incorporate
other areas of concern identified in other glass
safety related legislation and guidance.
Recommendations
are presented in a clear form with costing provided
for compliance including the application of Safety
Film and/or, if required, Glass Replacement.
Contact
us in order to find out more about how this legislation
affects you and the solutions available to assist
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