Health and Safety Law 2024 (October 2024)

This means 11 cubic metres may not be sufficient if the room is crowded with equipment or furniture. The guidance suggests that in a typical room with a ceiling height of 2.4 metres, a floor area of 4.6 square metres per person is needed. Where the ceiling is three metres high or more, the minimum floor area will be 3.7 square metres.

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