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fire at work

  • 01-11-2018 02:38PM
    #1
    trisha e
    Closed Accounts Posts: 26 ✭


    I need some advice please. There was an electrical fire in the lift shaft in our office building and it is now boarded up with plywood and duct tape on each floor( there are gaps in some of the makeshift doors)
    Management tell us that building was cleaned and ventilated over the weekend . However there is still an acrid smell in the stairwells which is seeping into our office which is adjacent to one of the lift doors.

    My major concern is the effect on our health . Some of us are experiencing a variety of respiratory irritations.
    We have asked what air quality tests have been carried out but have not got an answer. My concern is the amount of particles and gases that could be coming out of the lift shaft . Does anyone know what air checks should have been carried out before staff were allowed into the building. We have asked to be moved but this cant happen so we will be in situ when the new lift is being installdd . This could take 6-7 months


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  • #2
    1hnr79jr65
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 907 ✭✭✭1hnr79jr65


    You could advise work that if they dont look into your (justifiable) concerns then you will forward the matter to the health and safety authority along with fire inspector for investigation.


  • #3
    AndrewJRenko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33,181 ✭✭✭✭AndrewJRenko


    Contact your local fire service for advice


  • #4
    OMM 0000
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,733 ✭✭✭OMM 0000


    I would go to the doctor and tell her I'm having breathing difficulties due to the fumes.

    She will then give me a note for a week or two off work (working from home or whatever) so I can avoid exacerbating the problem.

    The company would get the message pretty quickly.

    You absolutely should not under any circumstances risk your health for your job. Your health is priceless; your job is temporary.


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