Housing Health & Safety Rating System Julian Love Environmental Health Officer Private Sector Housing Private Sector Housing 01446 709814
Housing Act 2004 Part 1 – – Housing Housing Housing Act 2004 Part 1 Conditions Conditions • House Health& Safety Rating System • House Health& Safety Rating System • Duty to review the Housing Conditions • Duty to review the Housing Conditions • Duty take action • Duty take action ‘ ‘Category 1 Hazards Category 1 Hazards’ ’, the most serious , the most serious • Power to take action less serious • Power to take action less serious ‘ ‘Category 2 Hazards Category 2 Hazards’ ’ • New powers to deal with hazards • New powers to deal with hazards • improvement and prohibition notices • improvement and prohibition notices • informal hazard awareness notices • informal hazard awareness notices • emergency prohibition notices or emergency remedial action • emergency prohibition notices or emergency remedial action • Offences & powers to carry out works • Offences & powers to carry out works • New Residential Property Tribunal for appeals • New Residential Property Tribunal for appeals Private Sector Housing 01446 709814
What is HHSRS • The HHSRS isn’t a standard: it’s an assessment methodology • An evidenced based system (statistics & inspection) • Covers 29 hazards or threats to health & safety • Able to rate how serious the effect may be Private Sector Housing 01446 709814
The Hazards Excessive temperatures – Carbon monoxide and • • cold and heat other fuel combustion products (nitrogen Falls – 4 types • dioxide, sulphur Fire • dioxide, smoke etc) Hot surfaces and • Radiation (Radon) • materials Electrical hazards • Damp & mould growth • Noise • Entry by intruders • Lead • Volatile Organic • Asbestos etc Compounds • Private Sector Housing 01446 709814
The Hazards continued Crowding and space • Personal hygiene, • Explosions sanitation & drainage • Domestic hygiene, Water supply • • pests & refuse Structural collapse & • Food safety falling elements • Lighting Un-combusted fuel • • gas Ergonomics • Biocides Collision & Entrapment • • Private Sector Housing 01446 709814
What is HHSRS really ? • A rating or hazard score produced for each of the 29 hazards identified • No capacity to combine scores to give a single rating number for a dwelling • 6 hazards = 6 hazard scores (possibly all completely different) • Numbers are used so that hazards which differ widely (in their impact) can be compared on the same basis Private Sector Housing 01446 709814
Rating Different Hazards • How can these be compared without numbers? • The bigger the score, the bigger the risk/threat to health Private Sector Housing 01446 709814
Principles of HHSRS • Dwelling should provide a safe and healthy environment for any potential occupier or visitor • Dwelling should be free from unnecessary and unavoidable hazards • Where hazards unavoidable they should be made as safe as possible • If a dwelling is safe for the most vulnerable, it should be safe for everyone Private Sector Housing 01446 709814
The Rating Assessment Uses the basic principles of risk assessment: • The chance of something happening (likelihood) • The severity of the most likely and other, possible, outcomes (harm outcomes) • All assessments made having regard to the specific age group most at risk from the hazard Private Sector Housing 01446 709814
Inspection & Assessment • Survey – Recording faults/ deficiencies • Faults - failure to meet ideal • Design defect • Disrepair • Absent – Is fault a Hazard • Potential to cause harm to vulnerable group • Judge Likelihood (occurrence over 12mths) • Judge Harm outcomes Private Sector Housing 01446 709814
Faults & Deficiencies An element of the dwelling which doesn’t meet the Ideal which can arise from: • Something in disrepair (if it has a potential health & safety consequence) • Something missing that should be present – WC etc • Something present which shouldn’t be – dampness • Lack of maintenance (if it has a potential health & safety consequence) • Could be an inherent design fault Private Sector Housing 01446 709814
Private Sector Housing 01446 709814
Private Sector Housing 01446 709814
Private Sector Housing 01446 709814
Private Sector Housing 01446 709814
Private Sector Housing 01446 709814
Private Sector Housing 01446 709814
Private Sector Housing 01446 709814
Private Sector Housing 01446 709814
Private Sector Housing 01446 709814
Private Sector Housing 01446 709814
Private Sector Housing 01446 709814
Private Sector Housing 01446 709814
Further Information � Asset Skills – Essential Information for landlords & agents Dept Communities & Local Gov’t – www.communities.gov.uk/hhsrs � Guide for landlords & property related professionals � HHSRS Worked Examples � Housing Health & Safety Rating System Guidance V2 Private Sector Housing 01446 709814
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