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Closing Message
Thank you for reading this handbook. We hope that you have found it useful. If you have any safety questions or concerns, please get in touch. Please stay safe.
We would like to thank the following people for their help in producing the handbook:
Tadek Kopszywa – Trainee; Members of the Health & Safety Committee; Programme & Regeneration Team; Housing Management Team; Eden Consultancy Group for design services.
Accidents and near misses
Please let us know as soon as possible if you have an accident or near miss in your home or communal areas. This allows us to quickly put things right if there is a problem and learn from things that can go wrong.
Insurance
The Association has insurance for the building elements of our tenanted properties but does not cover damage to household contents. We urge all tenants to ensure they have adequate insurance in place if something happens to their possessions.
If you are considering cover, there is a specialist provider for housing associations and council tenants. The Thistle Tenant Risks Home Contents Insurance Scheme is a specialist insurance scheme for social housing tenants living in Scotland. They have standard policies and added options.
More Information
Here is a link to Thistle Insurance website, or you can download a copy of their 10 reasons leaflet Thistle Tenant Risks from our website: Thistle Insurance Leaflet
Alterations to property
Please note that you require our permission to make alterations to your home other than standard decoration. We will not unreasonably withhold this permission, but we need to ensure that what you do is legal and safe. We have encountered instances where people have knocked down supporting walls or installed unsafe gas or electrical fittings. So please don’t start work without permission.
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