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Housing Options - Health & Safety in Sheltered Accommodation

• Introduction
• What the warden is responsible for
• Your health and safety responsibilities
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Introduction

The council has a legal responsibility to ensure that all residents and the general public are safe in council buildings, working environments and public areas. Also, as your landlord, Thurrock Council has a responsibility to ensure that all electrical, gas and heating fittings as well as fire exits, water supply and general state of your home meet the required safety standards. In Sheltered Housing this also covers shared areas, for example hallways, gardens, kitchens etc. Each Sheltered Housing complex has a warden who is responsible for health and safety matters.

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What the warden is responsible for

• The Health and Safety of the shared areas of the complex i.e. the hall, stairwell, etc.
• Carrying out risk assessments.
• Providing you with support on Health and Safety Issues such personal safety in and around your home.
• Fire Safety.
• Accident Investigating and Reporting.
• Risk Assessments.
• First Aid.

Wardens conduct regular Health and Safety site inspections on the communal areas of complexes. If you are interested in getting involved with the inspections that are conducted on your complex please contact your warden to arrange your participation. If you have any concerns or questions about the safety standards please contact your warden.

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Your health and safety responsibilities

It is important that everyone plays a part in keeping complexes safe. If you identify any health and safety issues in your complex, please report it to your warden or local office immediately. Your tenancy agreement contains all of the information about your health and safety responsibilities. To ensure the safety of yourself and your visitors, it is important that you read and follow this. Some of your responsibilities are as follows;

• Not interfering with security and safety equipment in communal blocks.
• Ensuring that doors are not jammed open
• Ensuring that strangers are not let into the complex without identification.
• Co-operating with the council and your neighbours to keep communal areas clean and tidy.
• Keeping communal stairways and landings clear i.e removing mats which can cause a trip hazard.
• Ensuring security entrances to complexes and blocks are kept closed.
• Ensuring that meter cupboards in communal areas are not used for storage.
• Not obstructing communal walkways and paths, keeping scooters in allocated areas.
• Not parking vehicles in restricted areas.

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Download leaflet: Health and Safety in Sheltered Accommodation (PDF 235.4kB)

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