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Posted By MarkSMark
Yesterday an employee reported a choking near-miss on a sausage at breakfast. On investigation it was found that the sausage was not the usual variety supplied by the caterers. We usually get Cumberland sausages and the sausage involved in the incident was a Lincolnshire sausage.
Comparison of the two sausages showed that Lincolnshire have approximately 1/4 inch larger diameter than the usual Cumberlands. Lincolnshires also have a more pronounced curve than the Cumberland Sausage.
We operate a policy of 'breakfast on the go'- where emplopyees eat their breakfast while working (unless near chemicals). Because of this we cannot have such sausage supply irregularities. I have contacted the supply company to ensure they check the dimensions of all sausages they send to us and in the meantime I have put a temporary ban on sausage sales at the canteen.
Does anyone know of any further measures I can force the supply company to take? Or should the sausage ban be made permanent to prevent this happening again?
Thanks
Mark
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Posted By Simon Carrier
Been so long since you made an appearance Mark, I have missed your inputs, making my troubles trivival in comparison. With respect to your sausage perhaps you could contact your local MEP and get him to petition the EU to introduce a "straightening" directive for sausages similar to the one introduced for Bananas a few years ago. Or perhaps you should consider using straight sausages rather than the curved variety.
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Posted By Ian Goddard
supply them with a adequate canteen so they can eat meals with out possibly contaminating there food Health and Safety welfare regs (25). and also without having to wolf down there meal.
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Posted By Robert K Lewis
I am concerned that your cumberland sausages are straighter than the lincolnshire. They should be in rings and I fear you are being sold goods which are misdescribed - this is an offence under trade description legislation. I believe that it is also possible that such sausages are pirate copies the possession of which renders the holder liable of an offence. Please send them to me immediately and I will ensure proper disposal.
As for the lincolnshires these are noted to be succulent and rotund character, again I can arrange a suitable method of disposal if your workforce is unable to deal with the rigours of decent food!
Bob
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Posted By stevehaigh
Unbelievable
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Posted By A Olsen
As it's Friday, I feel sufficiently glaiket (good Scottish word for that Friday feeling) to contribute.
I would think it's reasonably foreseeable that eventually a rogue sausage will make it's way into your canteen. Have you considered a Safe System of Work for sausage eating. You might want to consider a minimum number of chews before swallowing compared to sausage diameter ratio. Supervising this might be difficult however. You could also consider the use of a stand-by man to watch for signs of choking. Lone sausage eating is certainly a high-risk activity.
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Posted By Martin R. Bessant
We are concerned that this is a "spoof" and it is certainly not a work related safety issue worthy of being discussed on a professional forum.
The thread is therefore being locked to prevent it becoming stupid.
Martin Bessant,
Lead Moderator - IOSH Web Pages.
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