Example Number | Source | Property Date | Storeys/Location | Property Type | Summary Information | Hazard | Link |
1 | IDeA | 1934 | 7 Storey block – 60 flats | 2nd floor one bedroom flat | Hazard relates to positioning of electrical sockets behind electric hob within the small kitchen. | E | Example 1 |
2 | IDeA | 1937 | 2 storey | Semi detached house | Hazard
relates to the positioning of the cooker within the kitchen, and the
position of the cooker socket which is 1.9 m above floor level and 50mm
above the top of the grill. | D | Example 2 |
3 | IDeA | 1937 | 4 Storey - property converted to student accommodation in 1965 - 15 study bedrooms | 2nd floor bedsit | The
hazard relates to the small shared kitchen which has only one double
electrical socket for the various appliances, plus no viewing panel in
the entrance door. | D | Example 3 |
4 | IDeA | 1953 | 3 Storey house converted into bedsit accommodation in 1980. | 1st floor bedsit | Within
the shared kitchen, the cooker is located between the sink unit and a
fridge/freezer and there is an electrical socket above the cooker. | E | Example 4 |
5 | CLG | pre 1920 | 2 storey | 3-bedroomed, semi-detached house | Small
kitchen is 2.5m long by 1.5m wide. The vinyl tiles are worn and lifting
in places. The kitchen door opens directly in front of the cooker.
Anyone standing at the cooker, or retrieving hot items from the oven,
is likely to be fully hidden from anyone entering the kitchen. The
likelihood of an accident occurring is therefore increased very
considerably. | C | Example 5 |
6 | CLG | 1930s | 2 storey | 3-bedroomed maisonette. | The
central heating pipes throughout are uninsulated, despite the
temperature of the pipes being in excess of 80 degrees C. Since the
pipes are at a readily accessible height, the risk of an accident is
substantially higher than in an average dwelling with its own
water-borne central heating system. | D | Example 6 |
7 | CLG | 1930s | 2 storey | semi-detached | In
the kitchen, cooker located between the sink and the door to a food
cupboard, leaving only little over a 300mm gap between the cooker and
the open door to the cupboard and retrieve food for cooking. The need
to squeeze past the cooker to get to the food cupboard is bound to
increase significantly the risk of an accident occurring. | E- | Example 7 |
8 | BCC | 1932 | 2 Storey | End terrace house | A
combination boiler located in a bathroom, which is level with the top
of the WC. The boiler is leaking, with missing boiler casing. An area
of boxing-in provides a shelf, which could support the weight of a
young child. | D- | Example 8 |