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When loading my truck at work we are in caged loading area with one exit by the truck, and one at far side for factory staff to load cage for us to load through. Now the powers that be have starting to padlock the internal gate to cage leaving us only one exit. which leaves only one exit down the side of the truck. Is this legal? I don't think it is. if the lorry is on fire then we'd have know way out!!
Thanks
Tim
When loading my truck at work we are in caged loading area with one exit by the truck, and one at far side for factory staff to load cage for us to load through. Now the powers that be have starting to padlock the internal gate to cage leaving us only one exit. which leaves only one exit down the side of the truck. Is this legal? I don't think it is. if the lorry is on fire then we'd have know way out!!
Thanks
Tim
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Don't bother with management just go to your local full time fire station and report this to them. They will make a safety check visit and give the company 24 hrs to get it right or they shut them down. They take this sort of thing very seriously and on fire safety the fire brigade word is LAW !
Don't bother with management just go to your local full time fire station and report this to them. They will make a safety check visit and give the company 24 hrs to get it right or they shut them down. They take this sort of thing very seriously and on fire safety the fire brigade word is LAW !