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Our organisation is looking at banning 'desktop use' of appliances such as iPads, chargers for e-cigarettes and so forth -- is anyone able to direct me to some authoritative information on this -- the view from the troops is that this is a tad OTT.
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WHy are you banning them? For what h&S reason or from a time wasting point of view?
I would tend to agree with the troops.
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I would say as long as all equipment is PAT tested, there should't be too much of an issue, unless every socket was full and essential appliances coudn't b used, or there is a risk of fire through overloading.
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I know that e-cig chargers have been known to catch fire...recently saw a warning from the local fire service. So can sort of understand that. But an iPad is not much different to using a laptop so a ban on those seems a bit harse. Unless of course the reason is as above....time wasting.
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I leave a mobile phone charger at work so I don't get caught without one when I need it (and one in my over night bag, another at home and one in the car).
Came into work on Monday to discover the PAT fairies had been in overnight and tested everything including my phone charger :-)
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Why not simply ask those who are making this decision for the risk assessment that justifies the ban on health and safety grounds. (I'll bet they don't have one or have read about fires from cheap imported chargers.)
Chris
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Sounds like another Elf n'Safety Myth. Our profession being used to justify something else. If your organisation wants to ban devices, then someone needs to have the guts to explain why, not cite 'Elf n'Safety'.
If it's concern about charger fires, then have systems in place to mitigate, such as not to be left unattended when in use, not to be in hidden places while connected, such as tucked behind handbags, briefcases or paperwork plies.
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You could justifiably palm this one off onto your IT bods. USB type chargers and USB powered gadgets - many of these "cheap and cheerful" gadgets and gee-haws don't comply with USB protocols. They can tend to draw too much current and render the USB sockets inoperable - a bit of a nuisance when you want to plug in something legitimate!
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