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Hi all, can I ask for some clarification from those who are more experienced in control of other premises?
If company A rents out an empty building to Company B, and Company B then fills it with work equipment, plant or any such other materials, does company A have any control or responsibilities for the equipment being placed within? Especially in regards to maintenance, training etc for the equipment.
thanks in advance
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Section 4 places a duty on persons in control of premises, which are a workplace eg landlords to keep those premises safe. The details of who does what depends on the nature of the lease etc. but typically section 4 duties cover things like the fabric of the building, services to the building and maintaining access and egress. Things like maintenance, training etc for the tenants equipment, would fall to the tenant, after all the landlord, cannot be expected to understand the tenant’s work activities.
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None whatsoever otherwise a lot of letting agents would have huge H&S teams employed. One proviso being that Company A does not wholly (or in the majority) own Company B their relationship being strictly that of landlord and tennant. As to the fabric and maintenance of the building (asbestos, pressure systems, boilers, electrical inspections etc.) those responsibilites should be described in the rental agreement.
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None whatsoever otherwise a lot of letting agents would have huge H&S teams employed. One proviso being that Company A does not wholly (or in the majority) own Company B their relationship being strictly that of landlord and tennant. As to the fabric and maintenance of the building (asbestos, pressure systems, boilers, electrical inspections etc.) those responsibilites should be described in the rental agreement.
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As others have said "control" can be defined by looking at the lease. For me Section 4 is more important where you have multiple tennants in 1 building - much harder to hand over responsibility in that situation
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