Posted By A M Hagen I work for a large cash-strapped public institution with approximately 600 staff (plus contractors) on site. I understand my employer is legally required to (so far as is reasonably practicable …) provide and maintain a safe working environment with adequate welfare facilities. This includes suitable and sufficient facilities for rest and to eat meals. Although I’ve not ventured in to all the tea rooms on-site, I haven’t seen too many with actual ‘eating’ facilities. They mostly seem to be food preparation areas. And the regulations are irritatingly silent on non-commercial food preparation areas. However, a reasonable person would say that clean food preparation areas are equally important as clean places to eat meals. Has anyone come across 1. any standards which can be used to benchmark cleanliness of staff kitchens. 2. any legal proceedings arising from poor hygiene in staff kitchens. Thanks for your time and assistance. cheers