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Ian Reed
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Rolls-Royce plc are not car manufacturers, they licence BMW the name to badge cars, the site in Derby which was being de-commissioned was part of the Aerospace division of Rolls-Royce plc.
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Ian Reed
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The article merely demonstrates the ability of the media to twist a story to fit a particular angle. There is no evidence the consultant was 'teaching' people how to make a cup of tea at all. What was being addressed was a concern that since taking away the tea lady service people were having accidents with hot drinks. The consultant - hardly expensive at £200 - identified that walking up and down stairs with trays of hot drinks was an issue that needed addressing as well as housekeeping issue like keeping walkways clear of tripping hazards. Sounds to me like the council got value for money however I am puzzled as to why their own safety advisors could not have identified the same issues, or indeed a risk assessment by the staff working in the affected building.
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Ian Reed
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Some of our employees,and agency staff, choose to use their own vehicles to travel to a temporary work locations rather than the public transport option which is the company preference. In these circumstances do we still have a duty to check they are insured and hold a valid licence? We do not check these for home to work situations but where they incur additional cost due to attending a course or a meeting at another location we reimburse them, does this mean we now need to check these details? If so why include insurance, apart from being a responsible corporate citizen, as the law only says we have to check driving licences?
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Ian Reed
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In establishing a new call centre parking space was limited by the planning authority to encourage use of public transport and car sharing. We operate a facilitation scheme to allow people to travel together. The question has been raised whether in the event of an RTA where it emerges the driver was under the influence does the employer owe a duty of care to the other employees. It is being argued that as an employer we have deliberately limited our employees normal freedom of choice on travelling and thus put them at increased risk. Can we argue that each person has entered into the arrangement of their own free will and thus caveat emptor?
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Ian Reed
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You should refer to the guidance to Regulation 7 of the Pressure System Safety Regulations 2000 contained in the Approved Code of Practice L122.
'89 This regulation complements regulation 5 which makes the designer, manufacturer and supplier responsible for providing adequate information about the system or its component parts. IT PROHIBITS THE USER/OWNER FROM OPERATING THE SYSTEM OR ALLOWING IT TO BE OPERATED BEFORE THE SAFE WORKING LIMITS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED.'
'97 IN ORDER TO OPERATE THE PRESSURISED PLANT IN A SAFE MANNER, THE USER NEEDS TO BE AWARE OF ITS SAFE OPERATING LIMITS AND MAKE SURE THAT THESE LIMITS ARE NOT EXCEEDED.'
If you have information that states the fitting has a SWP of 250bar and you are operating outside that then you are in breach of the requirements of the Regulations.
The only caveat I would apply is to check that the system involved in within the scope of the Regs, there are quite a number of exceptions.
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Ian Reed
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Once again the lack of definition of 'stress' allows the media to misrepresent the issue. This article highlights the fact that even supposedly professional organisations misunderstand what is meant by stress. Reference to the HSE website gives the following:-
As ?stress? is the most popular and commonly used term to describe this experience, HSE has chosen to retain the use of this word and define it as ?the adverse reaction people have to excessive pressure or other types of demand placed on them.? Pressure in itself is not necessarily bad and some people thrive on it ? it is when the pressure is experienced as excessive by an individual that ill health can result.
Everyone needs some pressure to perform, whilst excessive pressure can lead to stress. Thus it is pressure not stress that the researchers should be quoting - stimulation, pressure and time NOT stimulation, stress and time.
Whilst misunderstandings such as these continue to exist the chances of addressing the issue effectively remain remote.
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