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John Condon
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In my opinion very unfair considering that the government want people to work past what is considered normal retirement age. Legislation should be put into place that allows for both retirement at an agreed age and retirement at a later date. This could take the form of a right to extend your working life which would form part of your terms of employment and would allow you to retain all employment rights until the actual retirement age.
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John Condon
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We too have implemented a system of recording details and keeping records up to date by having a list of staff who are approved to claim mileage allowance. It works well as the 'no documents no cash' senario works well.
We do also add in basic train g that advises them of the reason for this and the extra risk they are under by doing business mileage.
You can get a draft driving at work policy from network law which is quite good and details some of these issues and how to manage them.
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John Condon
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We have taken a slightly different stance to this aspect of safety training. We, at our London offices, advise staff that on discovering a fire their foremost responsibility is to activate the nearest BGU to set off the fire alarm system to alert all staff. We do not advocate that staff try to tackle any fires and identify their duty as ensuring their safety and the safety of others and would rather they evacuate the building than tackle a fire. As we work in an office environment we are inherently a low risk environment so can take this approach as we do not deem our staff to be fire fighters and leave this duty to the professionals.
As we are in new premises we are lucky to have the latest fire detection systems and are fully covered by an automatic sprinkler system so the need for staff to fight a fire is not necessary as the company can replace property, for which we are insured, but can not repair physical injury. We do take our responsibilities under H&S very seriously and have discussed this approach with our local fire officer and he has given his approval to this approach as he agrees that the prevention of injury/death is paramount.
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John Condon
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I have seen many points made in the various forums on this subject many of which quote 'it has been demonstrated that hands free calls are more distracting than talking to someone in the car' etc. but none of these give any details of where this information is available. I have not seen the results of any surveys to support this statement but would like to have details if anyone can advise where supporting information is available.
I would also like to add that whatever for of distraction there may be when driving, phone kids passengers smoking eating etc. the driver should always have his mind set primarily on the main task in hand of driving the car. If the drivers mind is otherwise distracted by whatever means there is a greater likelihood of an accident.
I have taken a call when driving with a hands free kit and personally find this acceptable and safe as long as the call is not too intense. If the call was one that needed more of my concentration that I could give whilst driving I would pull over and give the call the attention it needed, if not I would keep the main function of driving as my primary concern.
The dangers of driving and mobile phones can be managed but it is all dependant on the individuals approach to safety as a whole. A safety conscious person will take the appropriate actions whilst someone who does not take safety seriously will continue to act without concern for their actions.
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John Condon
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Any legislation put in place relies on people actaully ahearing to it in the first place. A fine of £30, half that of speeding, would not deter those who chosse to ignore the legislation. Using mobiles whilst driving is a fact of life so the issue should be how to make this as safe as possible for those who choose, as is their right, to use mobiles when driving. Legislation does not stop a problem it only provides a vehicle to punish those who choose to ignore it.
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John Condon
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In addition to all the good marketing points Pizza hut have identified it also allows them to throughput customers quicker by not having them sit around smoking after their meal.
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John Condon
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Stress at work is, in my experience, normally suffered more by people that have other stress in their lives. A level approach to dealing with people suffering stress allows you to deal with the issue as a whole by offering various forms of support (we have a family assistance programme) to deal with stress as a general problem rather than focusing on the 'stress at work' factor.
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