Hi all, We have just been contacted by the company who installed the movable doors in our meeting room stating that they are now out of warranty and require maintaining or we will be breaching the HASAW Act 1974. The maintenance contract seems quite expensive. Has anyone come across this before, would these doors come under PUWER or Welfare Regs? It's my view that these are included in the monthly H&S management checks which covers walls, ceilings and floors etc. Any thoughts?

MB, Thanks I was thinking upon those lines, seeing as we carry out our own equipment checks and have our own maintenance department we should have it covered. The letter smacked of trying to scare people into expensive maintenance schedules, a smaller company with a less savvy H&S culture may feel pressured into it.

I have too frequently been irritated by this type of scam. More than once, I have invited the rep down to see me, welcomed them in through the front door, up toward my office, chatting all the way (just to make sure that my suspicion was correct), then past the meeting room and right out of the backdoor. Love it! There was one occasion when this resulted in a vociferous complaint but to deaf ears. Others have just disappeared without another word, no doubt well aware that they have been caught out.