[Regulation 44(1)(b) and (c)]
Service users and children in treatment centres and halfway houses must at least have—
| (a) |
three 2-ply blankets during winter and two 2-ply blankets during summer; and |
| (b) |
two standard pillows, two standard pillow cases and two single bed sheets. |
| 2. |
Basic products for proper hygiene |
Treatment centres and halfway houses must ensure that service users and children have their own—
| 3. |
General structural requirements |
Save where otherwise required in these regulations, the following structural requirements shall apply to all private hospitals:
| (a) |
The walls of the treatment unit shall be not less than 2,6 m high, measured from the floor to the ceiling and constructed of approved impervious material. |
| (b) |
In the treatment unit, all toilets, bathrooms and sluice rooms, and wherever else necessary, the joint between the floor and the walls shall be so rounded as to permit effective cleaning. |
| (c) |
Each corridor or passageway used by service users and children shall be not less than 2 m wide and where service users and children are moved within the treatment unit the corridor shall be at least 2,5 in wide. |
| (d) |
All rooms shall be satisfactorily lighted and ventilated. |
| (e) |
Dustproof ceilings of smooth, impervious material, painted with a white or light-coloured suitable washable paint, shall be provided throughout all service users' and children's accommodation and treatment areas. |
| (f) |
The floors of all rooms and corridors shall be of concrete or a similar impervious material brought to a smooth finish and, except where otherwise provided in these regulations, covered with a washable, impervious material. |
| (g) |
All interior wall surfaces must be given a smooth, hard plaster finish with rounded corners, painted with a light-coloured durable washable paint or alternatively satisfactorily covered with a similar washable, impervious material. |
| (h) |
Where walls have been painted, the walls behind wash-hand basins shall be specially clad to a height of at least 500 mm above, and to a distance of at least 500 mm beyond the sides of such wash-hand basins in glazed tiling or a special washable, impervious material so as to form an impervious finish continuous with the paintwork. |
| (i) |
Effectively placed and adequate fire-hydrants, fire-hoses, fire-extinguishers, fire escapes and emergency exits shall be provided and satisfactorily maintained. |
| (j) |
Wash-hand basins must be provided in the immediate vicinity of all toilets, urinals and sluices. |
| (k) |
An air conditioning system must be installed in the room provided for the storage of medicine in order to ensure a constant room temperature. |
| 4. |
Service users' and children's accommodation |
| (1) |
In this regulation any fixture must, for purposes of determining minimum measurements, be regarded as a wall or part of a wall of a room in which a service user or child is accommodated. |
| (2) |
No service user or child must be accommodated in any room with a floor area of less than 10m2 or in a single room where there is not a minimum space of— |
| (a) |
0,9 m between any side of any bed and the nearest wall on that side; and |
| (b) |
1,2m between the foot of any bed and the opposite wall. |
| (3) |
No service user or child must be accommodated in a room with more than one bed unless provision is made for a minimum space of— |
| (a) |
0,75m between any side of any bed and the nearest wall; |
| (b) |
0,9m between the sides of any adjacent beds; and |
| (c) |
1,2m between the foot of any bed and the opposite wall or a minimum of 1,5 m between the foot of any bed and the opposite bed. |
| (4) |
No service user's or child's room shall be used for the accommodation of both male and female service users or children. |
| (5) |
Each service user's or child's room must communicate directly with a corridor or passageway. |
| (6) |
Doors giving access to rooms in which service user or children are or are to be accommodated shall be at least 1,2m wide. |
| (7) |
Each service user's or child's room must be— |
| (a) |
provided with a wash-hand basin fitted with taps with hot and cold water. |
| (b) |
identified by displaying at the entrance the— |
| (i) |
number of the room; and |
| (ii) |
approved number of beds in such room. |
| (1) |
Where several service users' or children's rooms share toilet facilities or where a service user's or child's room with its own facilities contains more than two beds, the following must be provided: |
| (i) |
At least one bath or shower per 12 service users or children or part of such number provided that the proportion of baths to showers must correspond with the function of the treatment unit. |
| (ii) |
At least one toilet per eight service users or children or part of such number, but in male rooms a urinal may be substituted for every third toilet; and |
| (iii) |
At least one wash-hand basin per eight service users or children or part of such number. |
| (2) |
Adequate bathing facilities must be provided. |
| (3) |
The size and equipment of the kitchen must be adequate for the function of supplying food and must be so placed that it does not cause a nuisance. |
| (4) |
Adequate provision must be made for— |
| (a) |
facilities for taking delivery of, storing and preparing hot and cold food, and serving such food to service users and children; |
| (b) |
facilities for the removal, washing-up and storage of crockery and cutlery; |
| (c) |
facilities for the effective extraction of steam, smoke, vapour and heat. |
| (5) |
Adequate and suitable provisions must be made for— |
| (a) |
garbage bins which can be properly emptied and cleaned and which are provided with closefitting lids; and |
| (b) |
wash-band basins for kitchen staff. |
| (6) |
Suitable change room, rest room and ablution facilities for employees must be provided. |
| (7) |
Suitable and adequate waiting rooms, ablution facilities and wash-hand basins must be provided for visitors |
Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996
