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Johanna Burns
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Have you got any vacancies?
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Johanna Burns
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Surely we a re still waiting for a case to be taken against Railtrack for this incident following the poor sighting of the signal in question.
When it comes to penalties, did not R V Howe conclude that, in future, the asset value of the offender together with the gravity of the offence would have primary influence?
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Johanna Burns
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Excluding WT Regs, surely the employer could be contravening sec 2 of HASAWA if he permitted a fatigued employee to work continously, particulalrly if the work was arduous.
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Johanna Burns
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'Safety at Inland Water Sites' from RoSPA is the most useful for the issue of persons entering into the water - willingly or unwillingly!
With newly created ponds make sure that the edge depth is agreed at the outset with the planning authority. I had to serve an improvement notice once where the depth at the edge should have been three inches and it turned out to be 4 feet! There were two ponds separated by a public footpath going towards a shopping centre.
The contractor was under pressure to complete the job so just dug the hole and filled it with water- saving thousands of pounds in aggregate - he thought!
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Johanna Burns
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Hello David,
Basically no - but BS 6651 is relavant here, as may be the requirements of your insurers.
The BS recommends that you undertake a risk assessment which would take into account the topography of the area, the height of a building and whether there are large exposed masses of metal on top of your bulding e.g. scaffolding etc.The BS also includes a map of areas of high risk.
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Johanna Burns
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You need to look at the publication 'Guide to Fire Precautions in Existing Places of Entertainment' and Like Premises, (ISBN 0 11 340907 9) which was first published by the Home Office in 1990 and again in 1996.
On page 43 it gives guidance on Occupant Load Factors related to the use of the room.The figures vary according to use and whether or not any seating is provided. For example the levels quoted are between 0.3 to 0.5sq.m per person for bar and dance areas. These all then relate to the width of the exit doors.
I hope this helps.
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Johanna Burns
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According to the news today, this prosecution has been withdrawn
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Johanna Burns
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Hi Dave,
The reference to complying with BS 5266 is contained in the list of conditions attached to your fire certificate which is issued under the Fire Precautions Act 1971. This is where the legislative connection comes in.
I hope this helps.
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Johanna Burns
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If the survey is supposed to highlight red tape in connection with health and safety law, I disagree. It makes sense for anyone intending to launch a business to make enquiries about what legal obligations they would have to take on board. Generally these are no more than the common duty of care that everyone has to take care of others.
Okay, the various regs require you to refine this a bit but this should be no more necessary a burden than setting up other essential parts of the business i.e accounting, sales etc.
In many cases, for example, it is possible to demonstrate that a simple but well thought out health and safety policy can benefit a small business by clarifying lines of responsibility.
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Johanna Burns
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Unfortunately the Environment Agency documents are too technical to be of any use to the average FM manager looking after an office block. What is wanted is guidance on how many Fluorescent tubes can be put into an ordinary sized skip, without warranting a separate collection.
Some Local Authorities suggest no more than 6 tubes per skip to ensure adequate dilution. A complete relamp will obviously attract a separate collection and special disposal arrangements.
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