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Andy Jackson
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The law states that every vehicle that carrying dangerous goods must have at least one portable fire extinguisher. Do District nurses & health visitors carrying very small amounts (eg: no more than would fit in a shoe box) need to comply? I’m not 100% sure that clinical waste like this is considered as Dangerous Goods. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety Order) 2005, which superseded the Fire Precautions (Workplace) Regulations 1997, allows us to make deviations from the regulations if there is a valid argument. The RRO applies primarily to buildings, but there may possibly be an argument that vehicles are being used as the workplace (as is the case with the ban on smoking at work). Could this be a valid reason for arguing against the need for extinguishers in cars ( I believe that they'd create more problems than they'd solve)?
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Jenny Piggott - Workplace Law Network
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I would suggest amount involved not significant, plus Fire Safety Order does not apply to vehicles with licence under motor vehicle regs. Therefore suggest just follow good working practiced, no smoking etc and leave at that.
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