P.P.E. Requirements

Zazen999

Owain_Moneysaver wrote: »

The employer is required to keep sufficient spare PPE to allow for replacement (or stop the work being carried out)

Perhaps they should have suspended him pending an investigation into whether he was following H&S @ work act 1972 and following protocol section 4 sub section 8.2 of shoelace competencies and how to tie without weakening said lace and how to avoid throwing the efficient operation of the kitchen into disarray....



Or perhaps the OP's OH should just tie a knot in it and buy one the next day. It's not even worth the paperwork, is it?

dickydonkin

Zazen999 wrote: »

Perhaps they should have suspended him pending an investigation into whether he was following H&S @ work act 1972 and following protocol section 4 sub section 8.2 of shoelace competencies and how to tie without weakening said lace and how to avoid throwing the efficient operation of the kitchen into disarray....



Or perhaps the OP's OH should just tie a knot in it and buy one the next day. It's not even worth the paperwork, is it?

I wouldn't have put it quite like that - but then again, you cannot really argue against it!

diable

Zazen999 wrote: »

Perhaps they should have suspended him pending an investigation into whether he was following H&S @ work act 1972 and following protocol section 4 sub section 8.2 of shoelace competencies and how to tie without weakening said lace and how to avoid throwing the efficient operation of the kitchen into disarray....

The sub section depends on the colour of said shoe lace and whether its a 4, 6, 8 or 12 hole shoe as the length of shoe lace determines the length of training required.