LRD guides and handbook August 2013

Health and safety law 2013

Chapter 5

Stability and solidity

HSE guidance in the draft ACOP says that any building being used as a workplace should be capable of supporting all foreseeable loads imposed on it. It also advises that an inspection and maintenance regime, appropriate to the building’s type and use, should be determined to ensure that any defect which may cause an unacceptable safety risk is detected in good time, so appropriate remedial action can be taken.