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- 1. Safe as Houses Peter Grimoldby Private Rented Team
- 2. Poor Housing - About 30% of private rented housing has serious health and safety problems Total NHS cost of poor housing in Plymouth exceeds 贈10M every year Annually about 118 deaths due to poor housing Main problems are Excess Cold and falls
- 3. HHSRS - The Housing Health and Safety Rating System Housing Health Safety Rating System
- 4. Risk Assessment High Score油 油 油 Extreme (Death) 油 油 油 Significant 油 油 Low油Score Minor Injury Very likely Likely Unlikely Effect
- 5. HHSRS Looks at the likelihood of a significant harm Looks at the outcome when that happens Brings them together as a combined score Sets a score of 1000 as a definition of poor housing
- 6. HHSRS Hazards 29 types of risk of harm to the health and safety of an occupier
- 7. HHSRS Hazards Damp and mould Excess Cold Excess Heat Asbestos Biocides Carbon monoxide and fuel combustion products Lead Radiation Uncombusted fuel gas Volatile organic compounds.
- 8. HHSRS Hazards Crowding and space Entry by intruders Lighting Noise Domestic hygiene, pests and refuse Food safety Personal hygiene, sanitation, and drainage Water supply
- 9. HHSRS Hazards Falls on level surfaces etc Falls on stairs etc Falls between levels Falls associated with baths etc Electrical hazards Fire Flames, hot surfaces etc Collision and Entrapment Explosion Position and Operation of Amenities Structural Collapse and Falling Elements
- 10. Example Falls on Stairs Etc
- 11. Falls on Stairs Etc (Likelihood) Can you misplace your feet? Can you slip on the tread surface? Can you fall off the side of the stairs? (Can you see?) (What can you hold on to?)
- 12. Falls on Stairs Etc (Outcomes) What do you hit when you fall down? (How hard, sharp or angular is it?) How hard do you hit it? (distance of fall) What happens if you are injured?
- 13. Example Falls on Stairs Etc.
- 14. HHSRS Falls on Stairs Etc Uneven steps External slippery in rain and ice Loose and missing handrails Lack of lighting Cold (clumsy) Hard and uneven surfaces at base of steps Hard angles to steps Risk of hyperthermia after a fall
- 15. HHSRS Assessment - Likelihood Average risk of a harmful incident in next 12 months? 1:226 A harmful incident is more likely to happen here 1:18 (Only concerned with significant incidents)
- 16. HHSRS Assessment - Outcomes Average degree of injury or illness associated with an incident of falls on stairs 2.1% fatality rate An incident here is likely to cause greater injuries 4.6% fatality rate
- 17. Example Falls on Stairs Etc.
- 18. HHSRS Score Typical score for falls on stairs for this age of property 155 Category 2 Actual score for this dwelling 3504 Category 1
- 19. Result A category 1 hazard exists Technically Council is obliged to do something
- 20. Councils Action - Choices Hazard Awareness Notice Improvement Prohibition Demolition
- 21. Councils Action - Choices What is reasonable in circumstances? Enforcement Policy
- 22. Council Practice We will work with landlords informally to improve housing Formal action will only take place where this fails, or problem is urgent
- 23. The Cost of Unsafe Housing Remedying Falls on Stairs costs 贈340 (average) The NHS cost of a significant fall is between 贈100 and 贈50,000 average of 贈2405 Plus social and quality of life costs
- 24. HHSSR 29 hazards, each assessed individually We use the statistical information in the guidance Do problems in the house make a harmful occurrence more likely than average? Do problems in the house make the result of an occurrence more damaging to health than average? Combined to make a score; 1000 or more is a category 1 hazard - a failure to meet minimum standards
- 25. More Information Leaflets www.plymouth.gov.uk/housing Any questions?