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Understanding the Housing Health and Safety Rating System Lisa Osborn The Private Rented Sector The PRS in North Somerset Highest levels of PRS are in WSM Central Ward (46%), West (35%) East (24%) 20.2% properties with Category

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Understanding the Housing Health and Safety Rating System

Lisa Osborn

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The Private Rented Sector

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The PRS in North Somerset

  • Highest levels of PRS are in WSM

Central Ward (46%), West (35%) East (24%)

  • 20.2% properties with Category 1

hazards (PRS)

  • Pre 1919 stock most likely to

contain hazards

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What is HHSRS?

  • Allows the assessment of main

potential housing related hazards

  • Emphasis directly on the risk to

health and safety of occupant

  • Development took many years a

concept in 1998 introduced in 2006 – replaced the old ‘fitness standard’

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Underlying Principle

Any residential premises should provide a safe and healthy environment for any potential

  • ccupier or visitor
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Legal Status

  • Housing 2004 Part 1 Housing

Conditions http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga /2004/34/contents

  • Operating Guidance

https://www.gov.uk/government/upl

  • ads/system/uploads/attachment_d

ata/file/15810/142631.pdf

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HHSRS

  • HHSRS is concerned with

someone suffering harm over the next 12 months and improving the deficiency

  • Backed up by national statistical

evidence from health records

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So what is HHSRS?

  • Used by council to assess risks to health

and safety

  • Links between health and housing
  • Risk assessment approach not a set of

standards

  • Likelihood of an occurrence (in next 12

months)

  • Harm Outcome
  • 29 different hazards
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29 different hazards

  • Physiological Requirements
  • Damp and mould, excess cold,
  • Psychological Requirements
  • Crowding and space, entry by intruders
  • Protection against infection
  • Sanitation, food safety
  • Protection against accidents
  • Falls, electric’s, fire
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Process of HHSRS

  • Inspection and review deficiencies,

compare to ideal, compare to average property of similar age

  • Score the hazard - likelihood and harm
  • utcome (taking account national

averages)

  • Hazard score and band generated
  • Category 1 hazards mandatory works
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Damp and Mould?

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Yes!

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NO!

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Lighting?

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NO!

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Falls on Stairs?

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Yes!

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Most common hazards reported to council in 2016

  • Damp and mould 45% (122)
  • Cold 19% (53)
  • Personal/Domestic hygiene 16%

(43)

  • Electrical 8% (23)
  • Fire 6% (17)
  • Falls 5% (15)
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But that doesn’t add up to 100%

Remaining 12% cover a further 9 hazards: Security, structural collapse, asbestos,

  • vercrowding, food safety, water

supply, carbon monoxide, explosions and lighting. Total complaints in 2016 = 281

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Further guidance

  • Guide for landlords/agents

https://www.gov.uk/government/upl

  • ads/system/uploads/attachment_d

ata/file/9425/150940.pdf

  • WoE Checklist

http://www.westofenglandrentalstan dard.co.uk/siteassets/files/text/66b7 e3ad16a1f16a4ee480f9fb024748.p df

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Any Questions?