# The Construction (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1996, Paragraph 14: Facilities for rest


Rest facilities shall—
(a) include rest facilities provided in one or more rest rooms or rest areas;
(b) include rest rooms or rest areas with suitable arrangements to protect non-smokers from discomfort caused by tobacco smoke;
(c) where necessary, include suitable facilities for any person at work who is a pregnant woman or nursing mother to rest;
(d) include suitable arrangements to ensure that meals can be prepared and eaten; and
(e) include the means for boiling water.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/1592/schedule/6/paragraph/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/construction-health-safety-and-welfare-regulations-1996/schedule-6/paragraph-14
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