RiskTech have developed an occupiers’ liability property inspection review specifically designed for residential body corporate facilities. This process provides a body corporate with the beginning of a safety process and inspection programme which can become a regular feature of the body corporate safety management system. The review includes:-
- A hazard inspection of common areas;
- Prioritised recommendations for risk improvement and hazard mitigation;
- Workplace health and safety legislation summaries and general public safety commentary;
- Recommended safety programme components including:-
- Workplace inspections;
- Hazardous substances;
- Testing and tagging of portable electrical equipment;
- Security;
- Contractors;
- Lighting and illumination;
- Fixed platforms, walkways, stairways and ladders; and
- Balcony, elevated accessways and landings above 2m.
- Commentary and guidelines of the obligations for contractors, employees, voluntary workers and visitors; and
- Guidelines in respect of insurance recommendations and requirements, a summary of common law obligations.
Some of the benefits of this process will be:
- Provides the body corporate with a review of the effectiveness of their existing body corporate safety management programme;
- Recommendations for risk improvement resulting from hazards identified during the site inspection. These include a priority classification for consideration by the Body Corporate to ensure the most significant issues are dealt with first; and
- Documented evidence that the body corporate is focussed and serious about its statutory, common law legal liabilities and obligations and is actively working towards minimising its exposures.