Friday, January 27, 2006
The Health & Safety epidemic continues
The lack of common sense and the shield of policy never ceases to amaze me.
I manage a team. Being in IT (shut up) we're shoved out the way by the kitchen with the only working microwave in the building. The kitchen isn't ventilated and has no windows. Between 11am and 3pm out lives are hell. The food smells are diabolical.
I shut the door and asked people to keep it shut because of the stinks. Everyone was fine with that.
Then H(don't call us personnel, we're more than that)R gets involved. Someone might open the door onto someone else causing injury or causing spillage. Therefore "due to reasons of health and safety" if we close the door we're for it.
I did try to point out that:
1.0 Most people have doors at home and are able to use them without braining someone
2.0 The kitchen is next to fire doors, soif people can open and get through them okay why not the kitchen door
3.0 There's a fecking huge window in the door to see who is behind it
No avail. I feel a nut allergy coming on....
Lack of Common Sense Rating 8.0
Only because I'm not permanent yet and they might find this site.
I manage a team. Being in IT (shut up) we're shoved out the way by the kitchen with the only working microwave in the building. The kitchen isn't ventilated and has no windows. Between 11am and 3pm out lives are hell. The food smells are diabolical.
I shut the door and asked people to keep it shut because of the stinks. Everyone was fine with that.
Then H(don't call us personnel, we're more than that)R gets involved. Someone might open the door onto someone else causing injury or causing spillage. Therefore "due to reasons of health and safety" if we close the door we're for it.
I did try to point out that:
1.0 Most people have doors at home and are able to use them without braining someone
2.0 The kitchen is next to fire doors, soif people can open and get through them okay why not the kitchen door
3.0 There's a fecking huge window in the door to see who is behind it
No avail. I feel a nut allergy coming on....
Lack of Common Sense Rating 8.0
Only because I'm not permanent yet and they might find this site.
