what should I do

juanveron45

About 2 months ago I made a complaint in work that the small chemicallab was highly unsafe and that it was unacceptable.

Basically they were doing organic chemical tests using conc acids such as HCL and Sulphuric acid and the fume hood was not working.

I actually found this unbelievable but when I told the manager and provided her with MSDS Sheets she did not take it well and she wanted me to take a blind high to the whole thing even though it was highly dangerous that we were in hailing toxic fumes.Basically it was the height of ignorance.But she had no chioce but to shut the chemical lab down

Anyway I been out of work the past week due to illness and now I hear that they are going to re open the chemical lab but the fumehood has not been fixed.

If this is true when I go back to work tomorrow there is going to be war, is there anything I can do to prevent this ,everyone else working there are mice, too god damn quiet.I refuse to work in a place that is hazardous to my health

smashey

Under health & safety legislation, don't you have a duty of care to yourself and others? I'm open to correction.

Jo King

Call the Health & safety Authority. Refuse to have anything to do with the lab until the hood is fixed. Tape record all conversations with your manager. Wriet down anything that happens. Transcribe conversations from your recordings as soon as convenient.
You will be pilloried for being a troublemaker so go to see a good solicitor when any hassle starts. You will probably be fired or bullied into resigning. Your clain at the employment appeals tribunal will succeed but you will find that prospective employers will get out the forty foot pole when you appear.
The only way to avoid the above an not compromise your health is organise your co-workers. If all of you get together and tell your boss "SAFETY FIRST" something may be done without a lengthy battle in which there will be no winners.

juanveron45

the thing is im leaving in about 2 weeks

IRISH RAIL

if you do have to go in make sure they give you adequate ppe
then do as jo king says record everything
check out the helath and saftey act and quote your rights
then sue the s*** out of them cause its the only way these miorons will learn if it hits them in thier pockets,
why does someone have to die for people to take action,

ambman

as a wise man once said.

STOP THE SHOP!!!!!!!:D