IS THIS RIGHT??

[anthony25]

i started a new job as a car dismantler around 10 weeks ago,since ive been there certain issuse that im aware of is constantly considering me to leave although if i do and go to the jobcentre i may not be allowed to get any benefit untill i find another job as i would be walking out of a job.....the problem is the owners are russian,im 31 years of age and work extremely hard as the boss ia always rushing us to do things quicker and quicker,we are lifting engines out with rear seatbelts that get removed from each vehicle it gets tied round the engine mount,then there a gurder above the engine bay with a hanging chain and track the seatbelts then tied to the hook then the chain is pulled to lift out the engine,me and my friend then have to strip all the parts off the engine while its hanging from the belt and chain,if it snapped theres going to be serious injury,also a lot of cars when brought in to garage still have air con in the system,we are told to just undo the nut to release there air con out into the air,once this starts coming out we are told to stand outside until the airs cleared,surely this has to be vacumed out as such and is illegal?? and cant be good for my health as when we go back into the garage you sort of still taste it in your mouth,theres also the recovery truck that the company owns and has come to my attention it has no operating licence yet they send out my friend to collect vehicles from all over the country..what do i do????..i fear for my safety..but also dont want to be out of a job?

[chas2008]

yes it is illegal to release air con gas, its the similiar to whats used in fridges and theres mega issues disposing of them because of the gas. Garages suck the gas out and re-use with there air-con machines.

[chas2008]

unfortunately this is what goes on in breakers yards all over the country, not all of them but quiet a few.

[anthony25]

thanks all ive just come off the phone the company has now been reported.

[didoatwork]

Well done anthony.

[redcrx]

well done!

[anthony25]

back to the jobcentre now which will be depleting

[redcrx]

you dont know that yet. The company may sort itself out under guidance from HSE.

But if you do end up back at job centre then i hope you find something (thats safe) soon.

[joko]

you can explain this to the job centre

maybe take photos to back it up

also report it

[Craftypig]

Is it possible for you to try claim some kind of compensation for the unsafe working practices that you have had to endure?

[stokemaveric]

well done for reporting this workplace..someone will be killed working under those conditions........

[THECORBYLOON]

If you were not in employment or education during the thirteen weeks before this job started, as long as you were in this latest job more than four weeks but less than thirteen weeks, it would not matter why you left, no action would be taken against you.

[THECORBYLOON]

Meant to add no action would be taken against you if you claimed Jobseeker's Allowance.