HEALTH & SAFETY (Public Protection)


 

Health and Safety is an important aspect that needs to be carefully considered, no matter what the environment!

The safety and welfare of any tenants placed in properties through abiter Consultancy is of paramount importance to us. We understand the constraints and standards that need to be maintained in terms of Health & Safety, and we also understand what the implications of bad practice are and what it can lead to.

With the requirements of out clients being at the forefront of our strategy, we have structured our property inspections to consider the health and safety aspect of all of our properties, at the same time completing check that ensure compliance with any requirements.
 

We work closely with our clients Public Protection teams to ensure that our properties not only meet but exceed minimum health and safety requirements.

We are actively encouraging our existing Landlords to undergo and achieve accreditation under the Three Borough health and safety scheme currently run by the boroughs of Redbridge, Havering and Barking & Dagenham.

Please find below a copy of our standard property management schedule highlighting the continual monitoring of health and safety issues:

Maintenance

 Priority level Timescale for completion
 

Drain blockage, water leak, roof leak, gas leak, electrical failure, defective toilet, insecurity caused by break in, defective door lock.

Priority 1:

Emergency repairs required to avoid a danger to health, risk to the safety of tenants or serious damage to buildings or tenants belongings/

 

 

Within 24 hours of notification.

 

 

Broken glazing, non-functioning refrigerator, defective central heating, absence of hot water supply, fallen plaster.

 

Priority 2:

Urgent repairs, which materially affect the comfort or convenience of the tenants.

 

Within 5 working days of notification.

 

Loose plaster, defective floorboards; defect to internal door, kitchen unit etc. Defective washing machine, defective guttering.

Priority 3:

Non urgent repairs

 

Within 28 working days of notification.

 

Testing of gas appliances and flues, testing of fire detection apparatus, testing of small electrical apparatus.

 

Annual:

To maintain Accredited Status

  

Every 12 months or upon change of tenant.

 

Testing of electrical supply wiring and fixtures and fittings.

 

Five yearly:

To maintain Accredited Status

  

Every 5 years or upon change of tenant.

Please note: Any urgent (Priority 1) works to property which the landlord agrees to do must be completed within 24 hours. If the work is not completed within 24 hours we will instruct our internal maintenance team to do this.