Is there a website for health and safety rules in a recycling plant?

Question

bf works for a recycling plant and to me they seem to be breaking some laws, for example he sometimes doesnt have a lunch break even though he drives heavy plant machinery.

Answer 1

In Britain, the Health & Safety Executive have an infoline you can ring for this information. The benefit of using that service is that if they are in the wrong you can shop them at the same time. HSE will try to preserve your anonymity, and if your employer sacks you or makes your life h**l for grassing, then you can claim muchos compensation.

http://www.hse.gov.uk/contact/index.htm

Answer 2

The rules shouldn't be any different for a recycling plant to those for any other workplace, particularly where heavy machinery's involved. Guess it's not unionised? If it is get onto the union.

Try Googling - health & safety executive - followed by the name of the town you live in.

Answer 3

Our safety consulting company offers free advice, "Ask an Expert".  I would consult them and see what they have to say.

Answer 4

Yes, there can be serious penalties that a lot of employers try to avoid paying out compenstaion for.

If you report your employer for any violation of safety guidelines ( remember, they're only gudelines) they can still be held responsible if any injury occurs, or at worse, a death. Yes, they say that they comply by supplying safety headgear, gloves, Hi-Viz jackets etc, but the rules are that we are all accountable for each other's well-being.

Loss of a tea or lunch break (depending on continuous hours worked) is not, in itself a violation by the employer,. That's just corporate bullying: e.g. if a job isn't carried out in a given time, then the company will threaten staff with the sack or redundancy, often with much success.

As many people know, there is a growing 'compensation culture' operating in the UK, with ads placed on TV telling us that we can get compensation for injuries sustained that 'weren't your fault'.

The only real winners are the law firms who specialise in this type of legislature.

By all means, report your boyfriend's employer, but be prepared for a long slog. The wheels of the legal system grind very slowly.

Check out the link below.

Answer 5

Yeah, speak to your local authority