Health and Safety

2025-11-29T21:35:04Z

Jacob:

== Health and Safety ==

Since November 2025, our Health and Safety documentation has moved to https://rules.leicesterhackspace.org.uk/heath-safety/

=== Legal Requirements ===
As of 2025 our insurers are asking to see Health and Safety Documentation, risk assessments, lone working policies etc. They have refused to insure injuries whilst using a circular saw unless we can prove all members have been trained in its use. For this reason as of February 2025 the circular saw has been taken out of use.

It is our belief that the following holds
[[The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSW Act) and the regulations made under it apply if any organisation (including a voluntary organisation) has at least one employee.]]

As the Hackspace does not have any employee it does not apply.
However the following link [[https://www.hackspace.org.uk/resources/health-and-safety/README.md hackspace Foundation]] states that although a health and safety policy is a legal requirement for companies with more than 5 employees, it is good practice to have one even if you are not an employer.

In the coming months we intend to create our own policy based on their example and use their Template Risk Assessments.

* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/143jEj62oqay3KrjCW338un63h1KYy24S/view?usp=sharing Health and Safety Policy]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cjM8Dxr4vSgqKzHylHsqmwwf3wKzYVyp/view?usp=sharing Lone Working Policy]

''As of march 2025 the above policies are work in progress and all members are asked to review. Any comments should be emailed to directors@leicesterhackspace.org.uk or mentioned at a GM. They can only be improved on and made to work with members assistance.''
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Snackspace

2024-11-16T23:11:52Z

Jacob:

== Snackspace ==

This is for use by members and visitors to the LHS. And, when you snack, you make the specified cash contribution to the Snackspace Contribution Pot (SCP).

Out of the SCP people, the Snackspace Administrator, if no one else does it, buys more stuff to replace things running out and makes sure receipts are there in the SCP for that stuff. We keep an accounts book for Snackspace Admin, which is supposed to stay in the black. This goes in our yearly accounts.

People may contribute stuff to the Snackspace, we've a preference for things with a reasonable shelf life, without taking payment from the SCP. Short lifespan stuff (like doughnuts or cake) is left on a table near the Snackspace and marked "Please Eat Me!" (or maybe "Please Hack"...) and no money is expected to go in the SCP for those.

Fruit may be in the Snackspace, to encourage healthy eating. There's no charge for this. Milk is a bit tricky, as it is so perishable, but the Snackspace Administrator, with the help of others, tries to keep some there, in our fridge.

Please note the contribution for a "shot of milk" in the Co-working Area Kitchen, downstairs, is not part of our Snackspace system, and needs to be done separately.

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