ADOSH-SF Code of Practice 18.0 - Employer Supplied Accommodation - General Requirements

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Abu Dhabi Occupational Safety and
Health System Framework
(ADOSH-SF)
Code of Practice
CoP 18.0 – Employer Supplied Accommodation –
General Requirements
Version 4.0
July 2024

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General Requirements- Version 4.0 – 15 th July 2024
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 3
2. General Requirements ................................................................................................................................. 4
2.1 Duty of Care ............................................................................................................................................ 4
2.2 Health Criterion ..................................................................................................................................... 5
2.3 Safety Criterion ..................................................................................................................................... 6
2.4 Waste Management ............................................................................................................................. 6
3. Permanent Employer Supplied Accommodation................................................................................ 7
3.1 Additional Requirements ................................................................................................................... 7
4. Document Amendment Record ................................................................................................................ 8

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1. Introduction
(a) This Code of Practice (CoP) applies to all employers within the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
This CoP is designed to incorporate requirements set by UAE and Abu Dhabi regulatory
authorities. If requirements of this document conflict with requirements set by
another regulatory authority, employers are required to follow the more stringent
requirement.
(b) This CoP applies to all forms of permanent and temporary employer supplied
accommodation. Further specific requirements are contained in the associated
document
ADOSH-SF – CoP 18.1 – Temporary Employer Supplied Accommodation.
(c) The requirements of this CoP shall be considered as the main criteria for the design,
construction, management and operation of employer supplied accommodation
pursuant to the laws and local by-laws and the best international practices.
(d) For the purposes of the
ADOSH-SF, employer supplied accommodation refers to
accommodation directly supplied to, or directly paid for, by an employer for an
employee (including approved family members) or a group of employees. It does not
include accommodation that employees rent / lease / purchase using an employer paid
“accommodation allowance” or where the role of the employer is restricted to the
payment of such allowance for employee selected accommodation.
(e) The following definitions are supplied for the purpose of the
ADOSH-SF:
(i) Temporary Employer Supplied Accommodation Buildings/facilities intended,
designed and constructed to provide temporary lodging for employees and other
persons involved in project / “construction work” / or other short term activity
with a limited timeframe; and
(ii) Permanent Employer Supplied Accommodation Buildings / facilities intended,
designed and constructed to provide fixed lodgings for employees and other
persons. This includes but is not limited to:
1. Residential Villas, Compounds, Apartments, Units, etc;
2. Multi-Purpose / Tenanted Buildings (High or Low Rise);
3. Residential Cities Developments;
4. Hotels / Serviced Apartments / other fixed facilities; and
5. other fixed lodging buildings / facilities.

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2. General Requirements
2.1 Duty of Care
(a) Employers shall undertake their roles and responsibilities in accordance with the
general requirements of
ADOSH-SF – Element 1 – Roles, Responsibilities and Self-
Regulation Section 3.2.5
.
(b) Employers shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure that employer supplied
accommodation is designed / maintained / operated and managed so that occupants
are not exposed to safety and health risks.
(c) An owner / designer / operator / manager of employer supplied accommodation shall
comply with the latest applicable requirements of:
(i) Cabinet Decision No. (13) of 2009 Approving the General Standards Manual for
Group Labour Accommodation and Related Services;
(ii) Building Codes requirements of authorities in charge of regulating Building and
construction sector;
(iii) Civil Defence Regulations;
(iv) UAE Fire and Life Safety Code;
(v) Requirements of authorities in charge of regulating Energy Sector: The Water
Quality Regulations;
1. The Water Supply Regulations;
2. The Electricity Supply Regulations;
3. The Electricity Wiring Regulations;
4. Water Distribution Code;
5. Water Transmission Code;
6. Electricity Distribution Code;
7. Electricity Transmission Code; and
8. Recycled Water and Biosolids Regulations.
(vi)
ADOSH-SF – CoP 20.0 – Safety in Design (Construction); and
(vii) Estidama sustainability framework requirements of authorities in charge of
regulating Building and construction sector ––
(d) Buildings identified for accommodating employees shall undergo an appropriate
health, safety and security risk assessment during selection phase and prior to
occupancy to determine health and safety suitability.
(e) Risk assessments shall only be conducted by competent OSH and security personnel
to ensure control measures are implemented to reduce risks to ALARP level.

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2.2 Health Criterion
2.2.1 House Keeping / Cleanness of Rooms and Facilities
(a) Employers shall ensure that all relevant facilities, common areas and services are
maintained and kept to a clean and healthy standard through a documented program.
2.2.2 Prevention of Legionnaires Disease
(a) Premises that have equipment that uses, stores, or disseminates warm water shall
comply with the requirements of
ADOSH-SF – CoP 12.0 – Prevention and Control of
Legionnaires Disease.
(b) These premises include, but are not limited to, swimming pools, hot tubs, heated spas,
cooling towers, hot water tanks, large air conditioning systems, water treatment
facilities, emergency water systems (to include safety showers, eye wash stations,
and fire sprinkler systems), artificial fountains/waterfalls, water features, and other
similar equipment that uses and/or stores large amounts of water.
2.2.3 Indoor Air Quality
(a) All premises shall comply with the appropriate indoor standards as per the relevant
published requirements.
2.2.4 Public Health Pest Control
(a) An appropriate program for controlling pests / insects shall be developed and
maintained that includes all requirements of relevant authorities in charge of
regulating pest control in the Emirate, including approved pest control entities,
materials / chemicals and processes.
(b) Employers shall ensure the appropriate records are maintained.
2.2.5 Food Control
(a) If applicable, implement the rules and laws of relevant authorities in charge of
managing food sector on all the relevant installations such as the kitchen, dining halls
and similar facilities including the purchase, storage, preparation and serving of
foodstuffs.
Note: Refer to
ADOSH-SF – CoP 19.0 – Occupational Food Handling and Food Preparation Areas.

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2.3 Safety Criterion
2.3.1 Emergency and Evacuation Management
(a) Employers shall ensure that appropriate emergency and evacuation management
provisions have been developed, implemented, and maintained as per
ADOSH-SF –
Element 6 – Emergency Management.
2.3.2 Fire Prevention, Planning and Controls
(a) Employers shall ensure that appropriate fire prevention, planning and control
measures have been developed, implemented, and maintained as per
ADOSH-SF –
Element 6 – Emergency Management.
2.3.3 Electrical Safety
(a) Employers shall ensure that appropriate electrical safety provisions have been
developed, implemented and maintained as per ADOSH-SF – CoP 15.0 – Electrical
Safety and all other relevant requirements of authorities in charge of regulating energy
sector requirements.
2.3.4 Gas Cylinders / Supply
(a) Employers shall ensure that appropriate gas cylinders / supply provisions have been
developed, implemented and maintained as per
ADOSH-SF – CoP 49.0 – Compressed
Gases and Air and all other relevant requirements of authorities in charge of regulating
energy sector requirements.
2.3.5 Water Safety
(a) Employers shall ensure the supply of safe and healthy water for employees, in
accordance with the latest published version(s) on the RSB website of
The Water
Quality Regulations and
The Water Supply Regulations and the CoP for the
Inspection
and Cleaning of Customer Water Storage Tanks.
2.4 Waste Management
(a) Employers shall ensure that appropriate waste management provisions have been
developed, implemented and maintained as per
ADOSH-SF – CoP 54.0 – Waste
Management.
(b) Appropriate recycling containers / facilities shall be provided and distributed for
separation, collection and recycling of wastes for all employer supplied
accommodation.

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3. Permanent Employer Supplied Accommodation
3.1 Additional Requirements
(a) An owner / designer / operator / manager of permanent employer supplied
accommodation shall comply with the applicable requirements of Section 2 of this CoP.
(b) if applicable, the requirements issued by the competent authorities regulating
workers residential cities must be applied

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4. Document Amendment Record
Version Revision Date Description of Amendment
Page/s Affected
4.0
15th July 2024
System acronym updated from OSHAD-SF
to ADOSH-SF to accurately reflect
document title
Throughout
Change from OSHAD to ADPHC
Change of Logo
Minor editorial changes throughout the
document without changing requirements.
Removed reference to ADOSH-SF –
Occupational Standards and Guideline
Values.
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