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Posted By Michael Griffith
Afternoon folks,
I wonder if anyone would be able to give me an answer.
I have been asked to find out whether the employer has to allow time before the end of the working day for empoyees to wash their hands and change out of any PPE, or should this be done in the employees own time after clocking out?
I have checked myself and can find no references, would someone be able to point me in the right direction if there are any references to this question?
Cheers, Mick.
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Posted By Salus
If it is there Dirt it is their Time
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Posted By Robert.
If the employees get dirty a an action of their work it could be read
that "contamination"was due to work conditions during normal work time. If they clock out then they are deemed not at work and the management could not be held responsible for any effects of contamination thereafter. So to be reasonable the management should ensure that any risk is eliminated before work finished (clock-out).
I could not find any guidance as such, but when I worked in a similar scenario, the management allowed a fixed period, 10 mins to change and wash. That would be reasonable, but at the same time, unions were involved.
Is there a works hygiene procedure?
See Reg 21 para 193 Workplace Health Safety & Welfare 1992--------------wash before leaving!! It may play a part.
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Posted By Nigel Singleton BSc
I think we need to be a bit more basic here. HASAWA states it is the duty of the employee to ensure the health, safety and WELFARE at work of his staff. If staff get dirty due to work, not washing could cause all manner of problems starting with dermatitis, therefore the employer MUST allow time for employees to prevent this hazard i.e. in work time. A cautionary tale comes from a company in Grantham who had an employee die of throat cancer from eating food contaminated with waste engine oil (over a period of time). The simple problem here was that the wash area was no where near the canteen area, so the temptation was to have a nibble on the way to the wash area to save wasting lunch break time. I hope this puts it into context for the employer.
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Posted By MichaelM
Nigel
Did you mean employer instead of employee in the second line of your response?
Michael
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