Hi all, we have had a little concern regarding kitchen stools put in the mess rooms. We thought this would be suitable and sufficient given that breaks are a maximum of half an hour anyway. The environment looks great, has open windows, lots of light, all mod cons but a concern about using stools rather than chairs??

Workplace health, safety and welfare – rest area seating (info below answers the question) ACOP http://www.hse.gov.uk/pUbns/priced/l24.pdf Reg 25: be equipped with – (i) an adequate number of tables and adequate seating with backs GUIDANCE http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg244.pdf Seats should be provided for workers to use during breaks. These should be in a place where personal protective equipment need not be worn. Rest areas or rooms should be large enough and have sufficient seats with backrests and tables for the number of workers likely to use them at any one time, including suitable access and seating which is adequate for the number of disabled people at work. And construction sites welfare: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/cis59.pdf The rest facilities should have adequate numbers of tables, seating with backs