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#1 Posted : 20 August 2007 14:58:00(UTC)
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Posted By Hannah W
Good afternoon.

Could someone please advise me if there are rules and regs. with reference how many employees plus desks etc. can fit in a workspace? The reason being that were looking to relocate staff into different areas and rooms within the business and i want to make sure its done correctly and they have the required amount of workspace each.

Thanks in advance.

Hannah
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#2 Posted : 20 August 2007 15:07:00(UTC)
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Posted By CJP
Look at:
Workplace health, safety and welfare
A short guide for managers

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg244.pdf

This is an extract:-
Room dimensions and space
Workrooms should have enough free space to allow people to move about with
ease. The volume of the room when empty, divided by the number of people
normally working in it, should be at least 11 cubic metres. All or part of a room
over 3.0 m high should be counted as 3.0 m high. 11 cubic metres per person is a
minimum and may be insufficient depending on the layout, contents and the nature
of the work.

You could also look at the ACOP for the Regs. - L24
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#3 Posted : 20 August 2007 15:08:00(UTC)
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Posted By CFT
Hannah

A useful thread from these very forums that should assist.

http://www.iosh.co.uk/in...iew&forum=1&thread=23406

CFT
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#4 Posted : 20 August 2007 15:18:00(UTC)
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Posted By Hannah W
Thank you very much for your responses.

Regards

Hannah
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