Posted By Chris Abbott
Hi all, I have a question on the size of gangways between desks. I know - "So far as is reasonably practicable, every floor in a workplace and surface of every traffic route in a workplace shall be kept free from obstruction and from any article or substance which may cause a person to slip, trip or fall" - I also know (Or at least thought I knew) that gangways between desk should be minimum 1 meter. The problem I have is this: In one area of my building, there is a "sales team" who live in an open plan area, that have organised their desks in such a way as to maximise the space - not a bad thing - but, they have created a gangway on just 1.2 meters. This is the only gangway for about 35 people to use, and so I feel that this is too small. This came to light, because a manager complained to me that every time she walked past the CO2 extinguisher on the column, it bruised her - and was it "absolutely necessary for it to stick out" - On investigation I noticed a hole in the wall where the bracket for my Water extinguisher had been pulled off… Suffice to say, I believe that these extinguishers are not necessary, because there is amply coverage - but this is a symptom of the space restriction. I can see there point of view, but is 1.2 meter gangway enough for 30+ people?

I personally don't think so…….

Thanks in advance.

Chris

Posted By Chris Abbott
Yes Linda it does, very many thanks.
Chrios