I'm surprised this hasn't been commented on yet ...

Medication must be declared (even paracetemol prior to booking on and
prior to the test), if you've used mouthwash (you will be asked) the test
is delayed by 10 or so minutes or you will provide a urine sample (not a
good idea as the testers do not use the double void system).

If you've had beer 18 hours previous and still fail then you're an idiot
for coming to work as you're still over the limit.

If it should be for PSV drivers, what about HGV? What about taxi drivers?

 

All tickety Boo then.

PSV, sure. HGV, well they don't carry passengers. Taxi, well that is a
minefield, rather you than me.

 

So freight train drivers should be exempt from the lower limit too?

 

Suggest it at your next annual conference

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, 'Hog

Aviation limit is (IIRC) 20mg (blood).

 

And it's been law for as long as I can remember (and I was in the alarm
business 20 years ago) that the bell must cut-off after 20 minutes.

Noise Abatement regulations that precede the current bunch by a long
chalk.

 

Yes and yes. It's a condition of the job.

 

The 1982 Code of Practice says:

"4.1. In the interests of avoiding risks of serious disturbance to the
public it is *desirable* that audible intruder alarms should be fitted
with an automatic cut- out device. Such a device would automatically
stop the ringing after a period of about 20 minutes from activation of
the system. A cut-out device can be supplemented with a flashing light
which continues to operate after automatic termination of the
ringing, and indicates that the premises are still in alarm condition
(see also paragraph 3.5.)."

Which would those be then?

If an installation didn't have a cut-out, a notice could be served
requiring one (Control of Pollution Act 1974 at the time the CoP was
issued, Environmental Protection Act 1990 now), but it's not a direct
offence.

The situation may possibly be different in the London Boroughs though,
as IIRC they may have local bylaws.

In any case, if the alarm is malfunctioning, either the cut-out isn't
working at all or the alarm just keeps going off again for twenty minute
periods. That's why the new provisions have been introduced to require
registration of key holders in designated areas.



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