The weed - Oh dear

[cookiewales]

i now work for a ltd company ie the original stone paving company ltd so all sites i work on are no smoking in the work place which i have to say i agree.but lost a good man to the weed today still life must go on

[DNgroundworks]

Why does being LTD mean you cant smoke on site?

[cookiewales]

Why does being LTD mean you cant smoke on site?

as a employer you have to provide a safe everoment to work in ie smoke free you are liable to big fines if caught out or reported

[local patios and driveway]

Yep, no more stuff in the cab of the van either, plus the responsibilty of workplace manslaughter etc. ltd status isnt all roses, much more responsibilty

[DNgroundworks]

surely its down to individual company policy the smoking thing, i subcontracted to a civils company who employ 100 plus lads we all smoked on site? There company policy allowed it? I understand not smoking in the van

[lutonlagerlout]

smoking is a sticky one
i spoke to a copper and he said they have better things to do than enforce no smoking in work vehicles
big sites its designated areas only/if any
never heard about the limited company thing as I have been a limited company for 18 years
but it looks unprofessional,is dirty,and unhealthy
we only have 2 smokers now out of 8 subbies and they have to smoke in their vans in their own times
hate seeing dog butts on jobs
LLL

[London Stone Paving]

Not nice cook, i packed em in recently my old man smokes like a chimmney. It is becoming more and more unnaceptable to smoke, its a mugs game.

[London Stone Paving]

as a employer you have to provide a safe everoment to work in

surely those mountains of scram that you and haggi devour are flouting health and safety laws. You need a risk assesment in manual handling to carry the plates to the table

[haggistini]

lost a good man to the weed today still life must go on

i havent died........Yet!

[cookiewales]

lost a good man to the weed today still life must go on

i havent died........Yet!

if the weed dont get ya being a blockpaving monkey will

[lutonlagerlout]

I am not keen on smoking at work ,but smoking outdoors can hardly be classified as a health issue?
the lungfuls of diesel fumes from mixers and dumpers must be nearly as bad,also bending over 12 hours a day laying the big ones could hardly be described as pilates?
cheers LLL

[rab1]

H/S issue at work my arse, if your working outside and for a client that allows smoking on their land then its happy days for the smoker. As an employer you only have to allow "as per company policy allow smoking in employees own time". IE lunch breaks etc :O

[GB_Groundworks]

on our last big job for my dads company we had a no smoking in the building policy, this started when roof went on and in the brew cabin, lads could smoke out side the brew cabin or in the cement shipping container in the rain, but my dads a big anti smoker anyway

[cookiewales]

H/S issue at work my arse, if your working outside and for a client that allows smoking on their land then its happy days for the smoker. As an employer you only have to allow "as per company policy allow smoking in employees own time". IE lunch breaks etc :O

what happens when you get sued for allowing some one to catch cancer when working for you could be in twenty years time you have to by law keep copys of all liablity insurance for thirty years the no win no fee mob will wise up to it just like white finger exept that does not kill you ???

[cookiewales]

ps only started this post because the good man haggi wants to carry on smoking instead of working in a smoke free enviroment and you have to start somewhere i have had a no smoking policy for years let it lapse now my chest is tearing when i get a whiff of passive smoke plus i want to live longer to enjoy my 7 month old son ieuan