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Posted By KEVIN O'KANE
Hi, any thoughts on the above, regarding fire risk...I'm thinking its OK and its just office politics regarding the person using it...Thanks
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Posted By anon1234
Is it just about fire risk? Personally I wouldn't want to work somewhere that was permanently scented by some of the weird and wonderful oils that can be used. I know that some of them cause some people to feel ill etc, but rather than explain this the people mya be using the fire angle to gain wider support
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Posted By Ron Hunter
Oh dear, the workers have started to get a but OTT with personalising their workspaces! Well, let's not make ourselves unpopular, let's get the Health & Safety bod in to deal with it - he can take the flak!
I may be getting way to cynical these days.
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Posted By Tabs
Please do not underestimate the fire risk. If the burner uses 'tealights' you should be prepared for a possible flare-up.
Cheap tealights have been known to boil and spit wax - leading to a spreading fire.
This is even worse when two are used in the same burner.
I have personal experience of this, and the fire spreads very quickly.
They would not be allowed in any premises that I have influence over. See if there is a safe alternative to an open flame.
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Posted By ITK
Use plug ins as an compromise (and dont believe the urban myth about them catching fire).
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Posted By MT
Personally, I wouldn't allow them at all, nor plug-ins. As an asthmatic, I find that oil burners, air fresheners and particularly those awful plug-in things can trigger an asthma attack.
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Posted By Chris Packham
I must agree with the last posting. The oils used in these burners will contain perfumes and thus be potential sensitisers. When heated and then airborne there is a the risk of an allergic reaction (and even possibly an anaphylactic shock). The person using the burner may not be affected but what is the position when someone who is enters that room?
If management permitted these and then someone did suffer a reaction, who would carry the responsibility?
Chris
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Posted By John Murgatroyd
Those who use them at home have noted that smooth surfaces become coated with a fine film of oil !
Pc's and photocopiers please note !
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Posted By Simon Walsh Grad IOSH
Hi, I agree that they should not be allowed due to the possibility of them being left unattended and a fire breaking out. However, consider another angle, would your insurance company cover a fire that had been started by a tealight or similar?
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Posted By Bob Shillabeer
Use electric ones, if your employer is that soft. Any vacancies?
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Posted By Bob Thompson CMIOSH
what next team building singing ging gang goolie round the fire in the waste bin. politics aside the key word in the question is burner.
Bob
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Posted By KEVIN O'KANE
Hi thanks for comments , looks like problem has been resolved..and no they are not sitting round camp fire singing ging,gang,goolie goolie
cheers
kevin
I love my job!!
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Posted By Bob Thompson CMIOSH
dib dib dib
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