I have a member of staff who is allergic to peanuts, her immediate manager has an Epi Pen handy just in case she has an Anaphalactic shock. My question is should we be setting up a PEEP for her? I think we need to, you never know she could well be having a anaphalactic shock when the fire alarm activates, I also feel our buildings Incident Control Officer needs to be informed. Our SMT are not arguing with me about this, but feel I am going over the top. I have never come across this situation before and would be grateful of any advice on this subject. I know its nearly Friday, so keep it clean!

Hi Sean, I would tend to side with your SMT on this one, you have highlighted the fact that the member of staff has the allergy and have initiate the appropriate measures, however a her individual risk assessment should be consulted to guage the need for a PEEP. As this is not a DDA style issue then I would say it isn't necessary, same as you wouldn't carry put a PEEP just in case someone falls while evacuating, or an elderly person may have a heart attack when the fire alarm sounds.

Ken I have never heard of an individual risk assessment before is the person likely to create a danger to the safety of anyone else, if so this is a case of discipline or retraining to me. Risk assessment is not about individuals it is about process, i.e. does the thing we do pose a risk to anyone else. It sems to me there is much miss understanding of exactly what risk assessment is about, perhaps that's why Goerge Young was asked to look into it, but then he didn't understand the issues either.

Sean we have a few students and staff who require the use of epi pen and some may require a second dose which may need to be administered depending on the individual. We do not have a PEEP but do have a protocol for each individual detailing symptoms, contact no's etc. And would argue re individual RA's sometimes they are required for example young person, expectant mother unless you would define expecting a child as a process

Have you have considered who takes over if her immediate manager is missing etc

Worked with a person once who wasn't happy that everyone had been informed that she was diabectic, she only wanted certain members of staff to be informed. Was happy when the people she had named to be informed was not in and we could deal with her when she needed us to. Dropped her claims regarding breaches of confidentiallity. Of course it is always wiser to get permission first to share medical conditions.

PEEP req'd only if they're allergic to Roasted Nuts. I'll get my coat----TAXI!

People as well as processes etc can be risk assesed & just what is a PEEP? As a PEEP can be pages long and complicated or a KISS type of document so lets not get hung up as if U have a person who may suffer U need some sort of control that does not go beyond common sense in this case and some good advice has already been given