health and safety

chewy

anyone know about helath in safety re number of comps in rooom vs people and air conditioning etc,
in a plc college and the room is unberaable want to have the facts to make sure the management do somthing about it quick, hsa.ie was bandy and couldn't download info i guess it just guidlines mabe on a european site...?

Victor

One thing you could check is the Fire Regulations / Certificate (check with Fire Officer in local council as to max number of people for that room).

Building regulations should specify number of air changes per hour.

There are requirements to provide a safe and comfortable environment and a chat with the HSA might help.

http://www.hsa.ie/contact.htm (page has some e-mail addresses).

Health and Safety Authority
10 Hogan Place
Dublin 2
Ireland

Telephone
+ 353 1 614 7000

Technical Assistance
Please note that technical difficulties in accessing any part of the Website should be reported to webmaster@hsa.ie

ixoy

I'll ask my Daddy

De Rebel

Originally posted by chewy
anyone know about helath in safety re number of comps in rooom vs people and air conditioning etc,
in a plc college and the room is unberaable want to have the facts to make sure the management do somthing about it quick, hsa.ie was bandy and couldn't download info i guess it just guidlines mabe on a european site...?

You will get a much swifter response if you can get one or two lecturers involved and get them to run this through their unions. You probably don't have much in the way of rights, whereas the lecturers will be covered by Health and Safety in the Workplace regulations. The bigger unions are all up to speed on the requirements.

Borzoi

Happens all the time with computer labs - no one thinks to tell the A/C Engineer that they're putting in 30/50/70 heat generating machines (ie PCs) along with the students.

However as De Rebel points out, you're only students, and the HSA normally only covers workers, so you'll need the lecturer to complain.

Here's the guidelines for office temperatures, from the HSA site:

Is there a maximum temperature for an office?
There is no maximum temperature stated under the regulations but as a guideline a minimum comfortable working temperature for indoor sedentary workers is 17.5 degrees centigrade and upper level for comfort is 27 degrees centigrade (when undertaking light duties).

chewy

interesting replies lads

i don't think the teachers unionised...

it heartbreaking for me to hear your only students you don't have any rights...


must do something about that

chewy

no hang on health and safety must cover users of the building to

but you mean not as strongly??