Toppa
Hi Mate, This goes on, i was chatting to a guy who was a 'Agency worker' on the New Tyne tunnel, full of Foreign workers working full time, he could only get agency work.
The Induction and PPE issued were out of this world, PC French co (i think), however once on site, he stated the ammount of 'Near Misses' on a day to basis was unreal, more-so on the Lifting op's side of things.
Anyway mate, back to your problem, you will probably find the HSE dont take kindly to being informed of unsafe practices at a place of your work as your size suggests unless you have tried to resolve the problem (as you have done) by the system in-situ for dealing with problems, mainly the Grievance Procedure.
The following Information is from directgov
Grievances are concerns, problems or complaints that employees raise with their employer. There is no legally binding process that you and your employer must follow when raising or handling a grievance at work. However, there are some principles you and your employer should observe.
There is an Acas (Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service) Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures (the Code). It sets out principles that you and your employer should follow to achieve a reasonable standard of behaviour in handling grievances.
Try talking with your employer informally before raising a formal grievance, to see if that helps.If you tried to resolve your grievance informally and this approach did not work, you should raise the matter formally. You should do this using your employer’s formal procedures for grievances. You should be able to find these in either your:
company handbook
human resources (HR) or personnel manual
HR intranet site
employment contract
Procedures for handling grievance situations should be in writing, specific and clear. Your employer must, at least, give you in writing the name of the person that you can apply to seek redress from (put the matter right).If you tried to resolve your grievance informally and this approach did not work, you should raise the matter formally. You should do this using your employer’s formal procedures for grievances. You should be able to find these in either your:
To comply with the Code, your employer’s grievance procedure is likely to include the following steps:
writing a letter to your employer setting out the details of your grievance
a meeting with your employer
the ability to appeal your employer's decision
I hope this helps
Regards
Paddy
If you tried to resolve your grievance informally and this approach did not work, you should raise the matter formally. You should do this using your employer’s formal procedures for grievances. You should be able to find these in either your:
company handbook
human resources (HR) or personnel manual
HR intranet site
employment contract
Procedures for handling grievance situations should be in writing, specific and clear. Your employer must, at least, give you in writing the name of the person that you can apply to seek redress from (put the matter right).
To comply with the Code, your employer’s grievance procedure is likely to include the following steps:
writing a letter to your employer setting out the details of your grievance
a meeting with your employer
the ability to appeal your employer's decision