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Martin Stock
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I assume that you have sanitary disposal units in your female toilets. These could be used, if it really is minimal amounts or you could ask your hygiene service supplier to suppy a clinical unit.
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Martin Stock
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Helen, speaking from a purely personal view point I believe that whatever government introducing any immigration policy, which stops people entering the country, for whatever reason, will quite rightly be critisised for being discriminatory.
The only non-discriminatory policy is a totally open door one.
Unfortunately there will always be groups who are strongly oppposed to one or the other policy. Therefore the government of the day is 'damned if it does or damned if it doesn't'. Catch 22!
The answer?, well I just don't know!
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Martin Stock
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If your going to try and be 'smart' atleast get your spelling correct!
"res ipsa loquitur"
For those with no Latin - literally "the thing itself speaks" but usually "the thing speaks for itself"
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Martin Stock
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If it could be believed that positive discrimination would only take place if two equal candidates were after the same post then that would be great. For too long some local authorities have been actively carrying this out, but problems arise because the two candidates are not equal. Too many allowances are made and consequently once in post it becomes obvious the person is totally out of their depth. At this point it is too late, any attempt to rectify the matter leads to claims of discrimination.
Yes there should be some changes, but is this the right direction?
Perhaps the best thing this has done is open up the debate and from that will come a fairer system.
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Martin Stock
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Bob,
You have my sympathy! I don't think you have any worries defending yourself on the H & S front. It looks like you are suffering the usual local authority ignorance and arrogance syndrome. Lack of support from a line manager can be quite demoralising so hang in there and if you do need support I suggest you lean on your union.
I don't think there is anything more I can add that you don't already know.
So keep up the good fight and best of luck. Martin.
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Martin Stock
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Bob,
Forget about insurance! As has been stated previously your employer has vicarious liability for your actions. Remember, they can delegate the management but not the responsibility for H & S.
As Pasc has said; formally write to your employer, which as you work in a school the same as me, is the Chair of the School Govenors. Send copy to the Head of Human Rescources, LA Corporate Health & Safety and the Branch Secretary of your union. State your case clearly, using the HSWA74, that you require training. Use the examples of the previous mishaps that you have described as reasons pointing out the cost implications.
If still nothing happens and your worried about your liability, ring the HSE for advise, I'm sure they would be happy to help.
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Martin Stock
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You are right, your line managers attitude is extremely strange. I think you need more than an overview of H & V systems, what about electrical, fire control, intruder alarm, computer network and water systems?
If you are going to be the first point of contact for all maintenance, then failure to understand and know the systems will make you ineffectual for information to a maintenance person. This will increase the amount of time and cost required for all jobs.
He is unnecessarily making your job more difficult, but whether you have any legal redress I am unsure. I think you should speak to him again and if the outcome is no different, either speak to his line manager or your HR department.
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Martin Stock
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I agree, there definitely needs to be some action taken to reverse this trend. However penalty points are not the answer for passengers. How does this deter non-drivers especially children?
Successive governments have all worked on the premise that increased penalties will increase compliance. As most people will no doubt have noticed there has been negligable effect, using this method, with the offences of using mobiles phones whilst driving.
The types of people who commit offences such as these will only be detered if, the percentage chance of being caught and prosecuted dramatically increases.
That will only happen when the methods of policing the roads are radically reviewed. The reduction in the numbers of traffic officers, in favour of electronic detection methods, and the performance based crime management methods other officers are force to work has decreased the percentage possibility of offending motorists being apprehended. Couple this with the continual rise in the number of cars on the roads makes it highly unlikely, despite the best efforts of the police, there will be any significant decrease in the numbers killed.
I think, but don't have figures to back this up, that Kevin Clinton is wrong by describing these people as a minority. Perhaps ROSPA needs to be lobbying the government harder to come up with a more robust policy, as this sugggestion is surely flawed.
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