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Health, Safety and Security
Health, Safety and Security
FLAMMABLE OR EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES
Please don’t use or store paraffin heaters, liquid petroleum, propane and butane
gas appliances or other flammable or explosive substances in the home. Please
also let us know if you intend to keep pressurised oxygen tanks at your home.
WEAPONS
Do not keep in your home any weapons or ammunition, except for licenced
firearms and ammunition in accordance with any licence conditions.
LOCKS AND KEYS
COMMUNAL AREAS
Here is some important information about your use of communal areas, this is
for the health and safety of all residents, staff and visitors.
All the keys to your home are handed to you when you take up your tenancy. If
you lose your key it is your responsibility to arrange and pay for any lock change.
If you have a disability or vulnerability and would benefit from a key safe, please
talk to us.
Do ensure that fire doors remain closed when not in active use; do not
prop them open with door stops
Do keep escape routes clear and follow any evacuation procedures
displayed in communal areas
Don’t store, clutter up, or dump items in the internal or external communal
areas. This includes internal hallways, stairs and landings, parking areas,
drying areas and bin stores. These items can be a hazard and cause fires,
slips, trips, falls and restrict access for cleaning, our staff visiting, and other
services in the event of an emergency
Don’t store mobility scooters in communal corridors. Only specially
designated scooter stores are acceptable for their storage outside of your
home
Don’t smoke or drink alcohol in internal communal areas, or within your
home when we or our contractors visit you
Don’t interfere with installed smoke or fire alarms in any way
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LOFT SPACES
Do not access or store items in your loft space, or attempt to convert the space
or use it as an extra bedroom. Doing these things can risk your health and safety
and cause damage to the property.
RUBBISH
Rubbish should be stored in either your own dustbin or a Council ‘wheelie bin’.
These should be kept in the allocated place if one is provided and only brought
out on collection day. Do not leave bin bags outside where birds or animals
could get at them and cause a mess. If you have any large items of rubbish, ask
your local Council about bulky waste collections.
Please use bin stores with communal bins appropriately, separate your recycling
properly and put it in the correct bin.
Your Council may be able to provide you with an assisted bin collection if you are
having difficulty putting your rubbish out.
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