Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (General Application) Regulations 2007

General welfare requirements.

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18. An employer shall ensure that—

(a) every place of work is kept in a clean state and accumulations of dirt, refuse, trade refuse and waste are removed by a suitable method as frequently as necessary to maintain an appropriate level of safety and health,

(b) the floor of every workroom is cleaned by a suitable method as frequently as necessary to maintain an appropriate level of safety and health,

(c) where any employees have in the course of their employment reasonable opportunities for sitting without detriment to their work or, where a substantial proportion of any work done by employees can properly be done sitting,

(i) suitable facilities for sitting are provided and maintained for their use, or

(ii) if this is not practical, they are otherwise ergonomically supported,

(d) an adequate supply of potable drinking water is provided and maintained at suitable points conveniently accessible to all employees,

(e) suitable and adequate facilities for boiling water and taking meals are provided and maintained for the use of employees, or that employees have reasonable access to other suitable and adequate facilities for the taking of meals, and

(f) the taking of meals by employees is prohibited at any location in the place of work where there is likely to be a risk to safety, health or welfare.