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#1 Posted : 26 September 2002 09:45:00(UTC)
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Posted By Nick House Hi all How long should DSE Assessments be kept once an employee has left the company. I currently have a drawer full of assessments, and some of the employees that they relate to have not been with the company for a year now. Would it be advisable to keep these a while longer, or could they now be safely shredded? Regards Nick.
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#2 Posted : 26 September 2002 11:04:00(UTC)
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Posted By Dave Daniel You can ordinarily make a claim up to 3 years after the event and in some cases this can be extended. Computer workstation issues are not that prevalent, despite the hype. You have to take a balanced view on the risk of claims against the effort in keeping the data.
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#3 Posted : 26 September 2002 13:23:00(UTC)
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Posted By Laurie No need to treat them like asbestos records, but I would certainly not think of getting rid of anything of this nature in under five years! Laurie
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#4 Posted : 26 September 2002 14:49:00(UTC)
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Posted By Nick House Hi Dave/ Laurie Thanks for your comments, you have reinforced my own thoughts. I'l archive the old ones, to save on space, and maybe put a 5 year destroy date on them. Many thanks once again. Regards Nick.
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#5 Posted : 26 September 2002 15:55:00(UTC)
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Posted By Julian Pitty Patty I thought you could progress a claim anytime in the five years following the identification of an inury? Five years retention could be too short in higher risk jobs.
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#6 Posted : 26 September 2002 16:41:00(UTC)
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Posted By Nick House Hi Julian Whilst this may be true for higher risk jobs, the question was regarding DSE Assesments for an office. Also, I am only concerned with the assessments of those employees who have left us. If an employee has not filed a claim within 5 years of leaving us, then surely if they start to show signs of a WRULD, then it could be 'reasonably' argued that the symptoms have occurred from a later employer's failure to ensure that their workstation was set up correctly. Comments please. Regards nick.
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