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Annex 14 City of Glasgow Council - Health & Safety Guidelines
General Health and Safety Issues
A. Risk Assessment
A risk assessment should be undertaken and appropriate control measures should be implemented in respect of
- the precise work activities required of dancers
- the personal safety of dancers
- the use of chemicals which may come into contact with dancers' skin.
This is not an exhaustive list and licensees should ensure that all hazards are assessed.
In addition the premises should be subject to a fire risk assessment to the standard of the Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997 as amended. This assessment should be recorded and kept available for inspection by a duly authorised fire safety officer of the Strathclyde Fire Brigade.
B. Ventilation
All dance areas and the changing facilities provided for dancers should be mechanically ventilated with fresh or purified air. There should be at least 10 air changes per hour.
C. Temperature
All dance areas and the changing facilities provided for dancers should be maintained with a minimum temperature of 25 Celsius/72 Fahrenheit. A thermometer should be provided in all rooms used by dancers. Portable LPG heaters would not be deemed an acceptable form of permanent heating.
D. Lighting
All dance areas, changing facilities provided for dancers and sanitary conveniences should have lighting of a sufficient standard to enable dancers and others to move around safely.
E. Cleanliness
All dance areas, changing facilities provided for dancers and any furniture, fittings etc should be kept clean. The surfaces of the floors, walls and ceilings of all dance areas, changing facilities and other parts of the licensed premises to which dancers have access should be capable of being kept clean.
F. Sanitary Conveniences
Sanitary conveniences should be provided in accordance with the requirements of the Workplace (Health Safety & Welfare) Regulations 1992. The facilities should be for the exclusive use of dancers and should provide privacy and security from intrusion by members of the opposite sex and from patrons.
G. Washing Facilities
Wash hand basis and showers should be provided in accordance with the requirements of the Workplace (Health Safety & Welfare) Regulations 1992 and the currently approved Code of Practice made thereunder. Such facilities should be for the exclusive use of staff and should have a supply of warm, or hot and cold water and provide privacy and security from intrusion by members of the opposite sex and from patrons. Washing facilities should be provided in the immediate vicinity of the sanitary conveniences and the changing facilities.
H. Condition of Floors
Every floor used for dancing or for access to the dancing areas should be of a construction suitable for the intended uses and should be kept free from obstruction and from any substance that may cause a dancer to trip or slip.
I. Facilities to Eat Meals
Eating facilities to include a table, chairs, kettle and sink with hot and cold water should be provided. Good hygiene standards should be maintained in the facility.
Licensees should seek their own profession advice if they are in doubt as to whether their premises comply with the requirements of the Code. Advice on health and safety issues may be sought from Glasgow City Council's Environmental Protection Services.
Public Order Issues
In the interests of providing for and maintaining public order and safety in the premises during the permitted hours when the premises are open to the public, the licensee should ensure that empty glasses and bottles are regularly cleared from areas to which the public have access. Any receptacles provided on the premises for the collection, or disposal by patrons, of empty bottles should be of solid construction, emptied regularly by staff and designed so that bottles already deposited therein cannot be retrieved by patrons. No glasses or bottle should be permitted in cloakrooms, sanitary conveniences or dance floors located on the premises. Sufficient shelves, ledges, tables and counter should be provided on the premises to accommodate glasses and bottles before collection.
This Code of Practice was approved by the City of Glasgow Licensing Board on 11 March 2005.
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