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gerardy
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whats the minimum number?

Post by gerardy »

Can anyone point me in the direction of how many people have to be in a DO building during a night shift - Royal Mail say one but I thought two for health and safety.

Any info appriciated.
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Re: whats the minimum number?

Post by doorstepped »

I thought that in any job where manual labour is required that two persons are to be on shift incase of accidents etc.

even at our small office the geezer in the callers office is the only one there once the dom has f***ed off, can this even be right?
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There is no specific legal restriction against lone working but it must be subject to a risk assessment.

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i believe it is royal mail POLICY that there be two people , but not a legal requirement
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keithposty wrote:i believe it is royal mail POLICY that there be two people , but not a legal requirement
More like it's RM Policy to save 50% of Wages, when they can get away with it Keith. :whistle I believe Managements thinking is....... if you're on your own then you can't muck about as much...so through sheer boredom you might as well just get on with the job! :wink:
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In the Navy it was either lone working or a minimum of three :Very Happy in case one was a homosexual :shock: .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InBXu-iY7cw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; :crazy:
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Oh ffs LL. :crazy:
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Lounge Lizard wrote:In the Navy it was either lone working or a minimum of three :Very Happy in case one was a homosexual :shock: .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InBXu-iY7cw" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; :crazy:
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POSTMAN wrote:Oh ffs LL. :crazy:
I've much more experience of the Ministry of Defence than most members of this forum and just told it as it was, albeit with accomodation rather than night shifts, and accept that attitudes might have changed somewhat in these more enlightened times. :Very Happy I wasn't suggesting that Royal Mail ever mistrusted its staff in such a way. :shock:
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Lounge Lizard wrote:
POSTMAN wrote:Oh ffs LL. :crazy:
I've much more experience of the Ministry of Defence than most members of this forum and just told it as it was, albeit with accomodation rather than night shifts, and accept that attitudes might have changed somewhat in these more enlightened times. :Very Happy I wasn't suggesting that Royal Mail ever mistrusted its staff in such a way. :shock:

not SIB i hope
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keithposty wrote:
Lounge Lizard wrote:
POSTMAN wrote:Oh ffs LL. :crazy:
I've much more experience of the Ministry of Defence than most members of this forum and just told it as it was, albeit with accomodation rather than night shifts, and accept that attitudes might have changed somewhat in these more enlightened times. :Very Happy I wasn't suggesting that Royal Mail ever mistrusted its staff in such a way. :shock:

not SIB i hope
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SIB

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Re: whats the minimum number?

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one :nana