5. Welfare Facilities

Fundamental Rules Every person who works on a construction site MUST have access to: Toilets Hot and cold water Washing facilities A rest area Changing facilities Somewhere suitable to eat These are the responsibility of the Principal Contractor or the single contractor.

Every person working on a construction site has the fundamental right to decent welfare facilities. Small Construction Projects If you are a single contractor building an extension to an existing property, or carrying out internal redecoration work, it is possible that you and your workers will be able to use the facilities in the property.

If the client isn’t keen on this arrangement, then you will have to rent a portaloo with washing facilities or make arrangements for your workers to use a...

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Having established that the CDM Regulations apply to all construction projects, whether big or small, it is important to explain the differences between the welfare requirements for the BIG building projects and the SMALL single contractor works.

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