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Posted By Mike Hann
Whilst I am aware that for ceilings up to 3 metres, we need to allow 11 cubic metres working space per person, can someone please let me know what this actually equates to in terms of square feet.
Many thanks in advance.
Mike
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Posted By J Knight
Well, if it's 11 cubic metres and you have 3 metre high walls then you need at least 3.666r square metres of floor space, a square metre is about 10.5 square feet, so this would give you about 38.5 square feet, or a box about 6.2 feet per side,
John
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Posted By Breezy
John has made the assumption that the roof height is 3 metres (approx 10ft).
But if you've got a lower roof (as may be the case with older buildings), then the figure given by John will change.
So I'm afraid that you'll have to get the tape measure out yourself if that is the case.
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Posted By Mike Hann
Many thanks John and Breezy for your very useful responses.
Mike
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Posted By Ali
Don't forget to allow for fixtures & fittings !
Ali
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Posted By Joe Ridley
Hi there,
How do you work out the figure of 3.66 square metres based on 11 cubic metres and 3m roof height? Maths is not my strong point. We are currently creating new office space in an existing building and plan to get 18 people into an open plan space around 134 square metres...not including the furniture...ceiling height looks to be around 2m - 2.5m.
Hope you can help
Cheers
Joe
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Posted By jackw.
HI, 11 CUBIC DIVIDED BY 3 = 3.66SQUARE..
CUBIC = LENGTH X BREADTH X HEIGHT.. SQUARE = LENGTH TIMES BREADTH.
THUS IN YOUR CASE EACH PERSON WOULD HAVE JUST OVER 14CUBIC METRE. The welfare regs indicate 11cubic per person..but you should also consider how much space furniture etc takes up..in general people should be able to move around the room with relative ease, no one should be trapped in a corner..e.g. have to climb over a desk, chair etc to get out esp in an emergency.
Cheers.
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Posted By Glyn Atkinson
It's not Friday, so I'm not allowed to ask you to swing the cat round and see if you hit anyone in the close vicinity !!
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Posted By Sheila EJ Keogh
I thought that you calculated the working space BEFORE adding furniture etc?
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Posted By Breezy
You can (and it is easier to do so) as long as you have a sufficent 'fudge' factor to include space taken by furniture.
It all depends on your interpretation of the second sentence of paragraph 76 of the ACOP and paragraph 80 of the Guidance.
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Posted By Joe Ridley
Hi there,
Thanks for helping out. I may use the cat as a last resort!
Cheers
Joe
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Posted By Breezy
I laughed when I read that!
But it actually hides a good point.
If your staff are worrying about the space they have available and whether they can swing a cat in it, then they are not working.
Therefore you have a problem that is adversely affecting organisational productivity, irrespective of whether your staff have 10.9 m3 or 11.1 m3 of space (after fudging for furniture).
We should be more goal stting (a happy & productive workforce) and less prescriptive (each person shall have a minimum of 11 m3) about these things.
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Posted By Tabs
I used to use a factor of 1.3 when converting cubic metres to cubic yards (then easy to change to cubic feet through a factor of 27?)
11 M3 = 14.3 Y3 = 386 cubic feet (give or take).
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