There are many tweets about network rail staff at Waterloo smoking around the tracks when there has been a fire near the track!
Obviously I think these workers work incredibly hard and are entitled to a break and a rest while working especially in a safety critical job like this, so I have nothing against them having McDonald's and sitting down etc, just the smoking part of it.
Are they allowed to smoke? Or is this a rule that is never followed? Surely it is dangerous to smoke around the railway with all the diesel residue and litter that is on the railway (SWR still use diesel trains on some routes from Waterloo)
Thoughts?
https://twitter.com/lovepeterlove/status/1151531616679989248?s=19
Obviously I think these workers work incredibly hard and are entitled to a break and a rest while working especially in a safety critical job like this, so I have nothing against them having McDonald's and sitting down etc, just the smoking part of it.
Are they allowed to smoke? Or is this a rule that is never followed? Surely it is dangerous to smoke around the railway with all the diesel residue and litter that is on the railway (SWR still use diesel trains on some routes from Waterloo)
Thoughts?
https://twitter.com/lovepeterlove/status/1151531616679989248?s=19
https://twitter.com/Joealton1986/status/1151537891929133062?s=1@SirPeterHendy @networkrail your workers working really hard to fix the problem!!!!!!!! glad they’re eating a @McDonalds and all sat down resting! what a joke
Just to clarify, I was under the impression that smoking anywhere on the railway was illegal hence the smoking part but I stand correctedThat’s the group I just tweeted about. Guy in first photo was smoking. Surely after a fire someone can tell him to stop?
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