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Companies Flouting Health and Safety

"After working in the forklift industry for 30 years or so, it has always amazed me that all the companies that I have worked for all put Health and Safety in the forefront of company policy, yet fail to adhere to their own policies when it suits them.
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  • Posted 22 Apr 2009 18:17
  • Modified 30 Apr 2009 20:19 by poster
  • Discussion started by derek_h
  • S.Yorks, United Kingdom
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im with you mate, well done for standing up and been counted.
leave the puppets to the muppets.
  • Posted 24 Apr 2009 06:55
  • Reply by paddyB
  • Queensland, Australia
stand by your guns derek. if you are asked to inspect a machine and in your opinion it is unsafe it should not be used till rectified.
  • Posted 24 Apr 2009 04:06
  • Reply by kevin_k
  • dumfriesshire, United Kingdom
I do have the Department of trade and industry looking into this but luckily for me the HSE were contacted by myself last week with the problem that I had as the cable was given to me then and sounded alarm bells ringing.
I doubt that I would make anything substantial out of any claim but look more at what the outcome will be that will protect the customer that is going to be using it!
I also have an email that was sent to the company head office voicing concerns about the current lack of H&S.
  • Posted 23 Apr 2009 02:47
  • Modified 23 Apr 2009 02:50 by poster
  • Reply by derek_h
  • S.Yorks, United Kingdom
If what you say is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth then after the unfair dismissal case you will probably be a millionaire.
  • Posted 22 Apr 2009 18:52
  • Reply by Normandy
  • Co. Cork, Ireland

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