As July 1st approaches, this is the wording that I intend to include when advising domestic customers about servicing, installations, Etc.......

As a responsible employer Alarm Guard needs to ensure the good health of all employees, therefore after July 1st we must politely ask that no-one smokes tobacco products in your house while our engineer is working there. If this request is ignored our engineers are instructed to leave the premises.


Any problems wit that?

That would go down well with some of my customers ... LOL


PS :i dont smoke.

What if the engineer smokes?

Personally gave up 2 1/2 yrs ago after 20+ yrs on em and never felt better!

cheers

One of our domestics has 2 x E400 Smoke Screen fitted.


MMM   Test or Not    LOL

He is not permitted to smoke in any building while working.... that's the law.

and if he goes outside for one you could claim he walked of the job and sack him - electric board had that rule for years

But if its someone's home are they not allowed to?

This is where the problems will start.............damaged cable......too much trouble to fix, calls office your docket says if they smoke i can leave........well they are...............

Now being an ex smoke I hate the smoke (always heard that till i managed the deed) but it does not bother me if others do.

However can you not see that situation arise?

cheers

You make a good point young sir.

... but health of employees comes first. It will not be illegal for anyone to smoke inj their own home, but any employer who does not insist on a smoke free working environment for employees .... even in someones home .... will leave themselves open to liability if the employee is subsequently diagnosed with cancer.

And any home owner who doesn't care about the health of my engineers doesn't deserve our services. 

Not to be too pedantic here, but.............

If they do not smoke when the engineer is there, the residual partials in the air will be present during the service/install during the visit to the abode.


Shall I pop out for a while whilst this is debated for a snout with the back door open and the fumes drift back into the house?

See where I am coming from?


cheers

tbf customers dont smoke in front of me and vice versa

Passive smoking is proven to happen after several hours in a premesis which allows smoking

Lot's of public service providers already insist on no smoking 30 minutes before their operative arrives. Maybe I should include that. Smoking outside with the door open will not be acceptable to me.

hehm passive smoking is unproven to exist at all

Hey I`m not being funny here, just pointing out some possible downfalls. Respect your looking after your workforce.

cheers

Bull      poop..........after giving up a 60 a day habit for 20+ yrs for 2 1/2 yrs now i can smell a ciggie from 40 paces if in a crowded area i cannot talk the next day from smoke and get all the coughing and flem as if i had been smoking...........................