Introduction

Health and safety legislation as well as other Acts of Parliament requires employers and owners of buildings to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that safe access and egress is available to and from premises.

This guidance is issued to assist you in the task of maintaining safety during icy and snowy weather.

There is a strong emphasis in this code of practice on snow/ice clearance and whilst for the last 2 winters (2008/9 and 2009/10) there have been several severe snow events, for most of the last 15 years or so, ice caused by frosty conditions has been more common. Managers and controllers of buildings and their environs are reminded that there is a requirement to maintain safety during these events too.