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Housing
Health and Safety System (HHSRS) – A Definition
The Government first consulted on changes to the fitness standard in 1998. This established there was broad support for the development of a rating system to replace the fitness standard.
The purpose of the HHSRS assessment is not to set a standard but to generate objective information in order to determine and inform enforcement decisions.
HHSRS assesses twenty nine categories of housing hazard, including factors which were not covered or covered inadequately by the housing fitness standard. It provides a rating for each hazard. It does not provide a single rating for the dwelling as a whole or, in the case of multiply occupied dwellings, for the building as a whole.
•Replaced statutory minimum standard from 6th of April 2006
•Assesses 29 Hazards
•Homes fail if they contain one or more hazards assessed as Category 1
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29 Hazards
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Physiological
•Damp And Mould Growth
•Excess Cold
•Excess Heat
•Asbestos (And MMF)
•Biocides
•Carbon Monoxide etc
•Lead
•Radiation
•Uncombusted Fuel Gas
•Volatile Organic Compounds
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Psychological
•Crowding And Space
•Entry By Intruders
•Lighting
•Noise
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Infection
•Domestic Hygiene, Pests And Refuse
•Food Safety
•Personal Hygiene, Sanitation And Drainage
•Water Supply For Domestic Purpose
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Safety
•Falls Associated With Baths etc
•Falls On The Level
•Falls Associated With Stairs And Steps
•Falls Between Levels
•Electrical Hazards
•Fire Hazards
•Hot Surfaces And Materials
•Collision And Entrapment
•Collision From Low Headroom
•Explosions
•Ergonomics
•Structural Collapse And Failing Elements
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Category 1
Hazards that score a rating of 1000 or more are classed as category 1 (HHSRS bands A, B and C)
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