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littlepow:

--- Quote from: Lord Shagg-Pyle on February 27, 2008, 11:40:22 ---From experience of the Plod, when doing twelve hour shifts, we should have got a 15 minute rest period every four hours and a 45 minute meal break. However..........
That changed when I started 10 hour shifts. 45 mins scran break, which was the same for those on 8 hour shifts. Very confusing.
It always puzzled me how we were supposed to knock HGV drivers off for being over their hours, but there we were on 12 hour shifts, blatting about in high speed cars, missing out on meal breaks, usually going over the 12 hour work period with no enforcement of H&S regs that supposedly apply to us! I raised this once and was told that the Police will adhere to current work regulations where possible but due to the 'unique' work we do, we are not bound by the regulations.
Double standards? :undecided:

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I see you get the same excuses we do. Oh you seem to have worked passed all the H&S limits without having proper breaks. Well never mind, it happens due to the special circumstances and unique way we work!
In other words your stuffed and when it goes wrong, Even more so as it's going to be your fault for not taking a break!

Got to love government policy.  :evil:

landroverkeith:
I find so far that at my company health n safety only applies one way, and thats if it doesnt cost money!

but then i do work for a bunch of monkeys

burgerman:
 I legally have to have a break of 40 mins minimum ( plus 10 minutes walking time)  between 5 and 7 hours into a shift, Maximum of 12 hour shift, min 12 hours between shifts, 13 days in a row maximum.  Thats the railway for ya :D

Buddha:

--- Quote from: lampyrover31 on February 27, 2008, 11:20:34 ---If you are working with Display screen equipment then it is advised that you try and have 5 minutes every hour if poss however micro breaks of a few seconds are encouraged maybe to stretch or move around.

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I know it seems obvious but, with the above, the recommendation is that people using VDU's have a break of 5 minutes every hour, from that type of work, i.e. go and do some filing instead - no that you should have a 5 minute break from all work every hour! More's the pity!

lampyrover31:

--- Quote from: Buddha on February 28, 2008, 14:02:49 ---
--- Quote from: lampyrover31 on February 27, 2008, 11:20:34 ---If you are working with Display screen equipment then it is advised that you try and have 5 minutes every hour if poss however micro breaks of a few seconds are encouraged maybe to stretch or move around.

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I know it seems obvious but, with the above, the recommendation is that people using VDU's have a break of 5 minutes every hour, from that type of work, i.e. go and do some filing instead - no that you should have a 5 minute break from all work every hour! More's the pity!

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Hi
 I agree sorry I have just written that a little badly. However if you can get away with having 5 minutes in the hour I would!!!!
Sorry I that has misled anybody.
Cheers

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