Things could get very interesting after all this,what about posties?

They've only just started wearing ppe.And people can say what they like about "oh,it doesn't work".Risk assess it,severity and likelihood of risk,then put control measures in if you have to keep working. There didn't seem to be any Guidance from the h+se.

Posted By: protheroe fitzgibbon on April 22nd 2020 at 08:37:02

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Missouri trying to Sue China (Coronavirus) - jackamo, Apr 22, 08:12:33
- I wonder if anyone will sue our government (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Apr 22, 08:17:56
  - Pretty much any NHS employee who didn't get proper PPE I would imagine (n/m) (Coronavirus) - camcan, Apr 22, 08:21:55
    - Suing your employer is never a good career move (n/m) (Coronavirus) - ghostof barry butler, Apr 22, 08:52:34
      - If they're dead they don't have much of a career either (n/m) (Coronavirus) - camcan, Apr 22, 09:31:00
        
        don't fancy their chances of winning a claim in those circumstances (n/m) (Coronavirus) - CWC, Apr 22, 10:00:42
        
        Their families could (n/m) (Coronavirus) - essexcanaryOTBC, Apr 22, 10:28:22
        
        Yes that was really my original suggestion (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Apr 22, 10:30:02
        
        and that's really what I was thinking (Coronavirus) - camcan, Apr 22, 10:33:39
        
        Yep (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Apr 22, 10:38:06
        
        Yep even if you recover from pneumonia, it fucks your lungs to a certain degree (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Yellalee, Apr 22, 10:44:27
        
        It can cause scarring. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 22, 11:18:12
        
        Reading it back it didn’t need clarifying (n/m) (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Apr 22, 10:31:31
        
        Please in future clarify that dead people can't physically sue anyone (n/m) (Coronavirus) - essexcanaryOTBC, Apr 22, 10:44:02
    - Things could get very interesting after all this,what about posties? (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 22, 08:37:02
      - seems to be plenty of guidance on the site (Coronavirus) - ghostof barry butler, Apr 22, 08:49:29
        
        Was it there 2 -3 months ago? (n/m) (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 22, 08:54:27
        
        no idea (Coronavirus) - ghostof barry butler, Apr 22, 08:57:06
      - PPE for posties is basically long trousers (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Augustus Pablo, Apr 22, 08:40:56
        
        Yeah,and I know person to person contact is fairly minimal mostly,but it's not hard to (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 22, 08:47:00
        
        What is the definition of an expensive, arse respirator? (n/m) (Coronavirus) - essexcanaryOTBC, Apr 22, 10:29:21
        
        On ebay? For me I suppose £30+ .they can go for well over a ton though. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 22, 10:42:41
        
        Have you informed the Govt that ebay is selling useful Covid supplies? (n/m) (Coronavirus) - essexcanaryOTBC, Apr 22, 10:46:00
        
        I haven't as yet,some do come from China though tbh. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 22, 10:48:23
        
        4 dead already, social distancing in offices (Coronavirus) - littletinyphil, Apr 22, 09:38:08
        
        I'd buy my own respirator,couldn't care less what anyone thought about it. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 22, 09:45:07
        
        lolf - as if a postie needs a mask - NHS 1st and carers (Coronavirus) - Jumbo1, Apr 22, 09:37:45
        
        It is for some,I've seen them,full face visors. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 22, 09:43:55
        
        Saw a bloke buying veg from a greengrocers wearing one (Coronavirus) - Tombs, Apr 22, 10:35:58
        
        Yeah I know,it does take abit of thought to realise what best practice is, (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 22, 11:07:22
        
        Best practice seems to be changing daily (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Tombs, Apr 22, 11:09:57
        
        I didn’t realise (Coronavirus) - jackamo, Apr 22, 08:45:55
        
        i thought wearing shorts all year was some sort of badge of honour (Coronavirus) - ghostof barry butler, Apr 22, 08:54:20
        
        I’ll ask my postie today. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - jackamo, Apr 22, 09:37:32
        
        legs dry quicker than wet trousers FACT (n/m) (Coronavirus) - Jumbo1, Apr 22, 09:38:21
        
        i can see the logic in that (n/m) (Coronavirus) - ghostof barry butler, Apr 22, 09:47:09
        
        Dan my postie can confirm this^^ (Coronavirus) - jackamo, Apr 22, 09:53:09
    - Yep perhaps tfl employees too (n/m) (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Apr 22, 08:31:51

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