naughtyelf Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 my mates just informed me that his department at the northern general hospital will no longer be provideing polystirene cups for you to get a drink of water with in the rest room. his boss told the staff to bring a cup from home. correct me if i am wrong but is this allowed by law i thought they had to provide drinking facilaties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgksheff Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 The Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare Regulations 1992 covers this requirement. Regulation 22 places requirements on the employer with respect to the provision of drinking water. It states: An adequate supply of wholesome drinking water shall be provided for all persons at work in the workplace. Every supply of drinking water required by paragraph (1) shall - (a) be readily accessible at suitable places; and (b) be conspicuously marked by an appropriate sign where necessary for reasons of health or safety. Where a supply of drinking water is required by paragraph (1), there shall also be provided a sufficient number of suitable cups or other drinking vessels unless the supply of drinking water is in a jet from which persons can drink easily. http://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/faqs/water.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickywiggle Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 i had to take my own cup for drink in a school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naughtyelf Posted September 17, 2006 Author Share Posted September 17, 2006 i had to take my own cup for drink in a school and your point is what ? theres over 80 people on the department i refer to and one very small staff room. parts of there work places are very hot temputures . all the boss is doing is trying to cut costs by treating her staff like s*it. the point of my post was asking if what was been done allowed by law not to ask if you take a cup to work. for a teacher you dont seem very clever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_Bloke Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 and your point is what ? ... the point of my post was asking if what was been done allowed by law not to ask if you take a cup to work. for a teacher you dont seem very clever That's a nice friendly response... god forbid anyone should make a comment on a thread which is merely related to the original question and not in direct response to it. You must be a lot of fun to work with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grissom Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Seems like a good cost cutting move. Good for the environment too - saves 80+ plastic cups a day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naughtyelf Posted September 17, 2006 Author Share Posted September 17, 2006 That's a nice friendly response... god forbid anyone should make a comment on a thread which is merely related to the original question and not in direct response to it. You must be a lot of fun to work with. oh go get you horlicks and go to bed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sTaGeWaLkEr Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 Seems like a good cost cutting move. Good for the environment too - saves 80+ plastic cups a day I agree! What an unneccessary waste. How about getting your own squirty bottles of water and filling them from the machine or the tap? If it was my department, I'd do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naughtyelf Posted September 17, 2006 Author Share Posted September 17, 2006 Seems like a good cost cutting move. Good for the environment too - saves 80+ plastic cups a day the cups are recycled and if you think treating your staff like dirt is a good cost cutting move then your no better than that deptments manager. if you knew the ammount they spent on pointless things on that department you might understand where i am coming from . unfortunatly if i told you on here it might put myself and other peoples jobs at risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeP Posted September 17, 2006 Share Posted September 17, 2006 OK, they should, under the law, provide drinking cups but in most places I've worked (and being a contractor that's a lot of places) it's more convenient and less wasteful for people to bring in a 'proper' cup or mug and use that. Provided that clean, cold water is supplied, I think that that's where the employer's responsibility could end, to be honest. If people don't care enough about their own well being to have the gumption to bring in a mug or cup, then that's their lookout. Just my opinion, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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