HHSRS VERSION 2

BCC (11-01)

January 2007

Crowding and Space

Yes

Yes

No

No

Vulnerable age All ages of person

Related hazardsNone

DESCRIPTION OF HAZARDS

Multiple locations

Secondary hazards

Entrance Elevation of the dwelling

Background:

On the ground floor there is an integral garage, kitchen and toilet. The first floor consists of one

large reception room and a bedroom. On the second floor there are a further two bedrooms and a

family bathroom. The property is in a good state of repair and well decorated. The bedrooms are of

a typical size for this type of town-house and there is an enclosed garden. The accommodation is

accessed from the rear.

Occupying Household:

The current household comprises of a single mother and her seven children: four boys aged 18, 10,

9 and 3 and three girls aged 18, 12 and 7.

LIST OF RELEVANT MATTERS

LIKELIHOOD & OUTCOMES

a

Living area

1

b

Kitchen area

-

c

Personal washing area

1

d

Washing area door

-

e

Sanitary accommodation

-

f

Sanitary accommodation door

-

g

Number of bedrooms

3

h

Bedroom size

1

i

Bedroom location

-

Key

3

Seriously defective

j

Recreational space

-

2

Defective

1

Not satisfactory

-

Satisfactory/NA

Dwelling:

Three storey, mid terrace house built in

the 1970s

A

B C D E F G H

I

J

RATING SCORES TAKING ACCOUNT OF CURRENT OCCUPANTS

IMPROVE

Likelihood to

1 in 100

Outcomes to

10.0 10.0 31.6 48.4

%

Justification

Unlike other hazards, with Crowding and Space, the severity of risk will depend on the number of current

occupants in the dwelling and the space available. The dwelling would be regarded as suitable for occupation

by up to five persons (regardless of age). In this case there are eight occupants, and an obvious mismatch

between the dwelling and the occupying household. Satisfactory sleeping arrangements are not possible,

and there will be problems in locating private or study space for the school aged children all leading to stress.

This increases the likelihood of a harmful occurrence. There is nothing to indicate that the spread of harm

outcomes would differ from the averages.

Av: 18

Average likelihood, outcomes and HHSRS score for persons of all ages, 1997-1999.

NEW RATING

Av: Nos

Score:

1,199

HEALTH AND SAFETY RATING SYSTEM SCORES

LIKELIHOOD

1 in 5600

Low

High

Av 1946-79 House: 8,510

< 4200 2400 1300 750 420 240 130

75

42

24

13

7.5

4

2.5

1.5 >

Justification

The dwelling provides adequate space for sleeping, living and recreation for up to five persons (regardless of

age). As the current occupying household is disregarded initially in the HHSRS assessment of the dwelling,

the likelihood will be the average for properties of this age and type.

OUTCOMES

Class I

< 0.05

Class II

< 0.05

Class III

< 0.05

Class IV

< 0.05

%

Av: 1946-79 House: 14.0

10

0.15 0.3

0.7

1.5

3

7

15

26

38 >

Av: 7.0

10

0.15 0.3

0.7

1.5

3

7

15

26

38 >

Av: 26.0

31.6

0.15 0.3

0.7

1.5

3

7

15

26

38 >

Av: 53.0

48.4

0.15 0.3

0.7

1.5

3

7

15

26

38 >

Justification

Again, as the current occupying household is disregarded, there is no reason to change the

outcomes from the national average.

Av. 1946-79 House: 18

A

B

C D E F G H- I

J

Score: 21

RATING