Health & Safety FAQ
Space Restrictions
Are there any space restrictions for work areas?
The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
require, in general, that employees should have enough space to
carry out their normal work and specifically require that there
should be at least 11 cubic metres per person. To calculate the
available space, you should work out the total volume of an empty
room and divide by the number of people working in it. The height
of the room should not be taken any higher than 3m. There are
exceptions to this figure for structures that are necessarily
small, such as sales kiosks and rooms used for meetings. Sufficient
room must always be provided for safe access and egress.