LTB 226/22 Royal Mail – Provision of New Supply Branded/Refillable 750ml Water Bottles For Outdoor Workers: “Staying Hydrated”

[POSTMAN]

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LTB 226/22 Royal Mail – Provision of New Supply Branded/Refillable 750ml Water Bottles For Outdoor Workers: “Staying Hydrated”
No. 226/2022

16 May 2022

Our Ref: E4/22

To: All Branches

Dear Colleagues,

Royal Mail – Provision of New Supply Branded/Refillable 750ml Water Bottles For Outdoor Workers: “Staying Hydrated”

Introduction & Background

This is an update to LTBs No. 434/2020 and 259/21.

As previously reported, the Health, Safety and Environment Department reached agreement with Royal Mail for the provision of water bottles for the outdoor workforce as part of our campaign on protecting members working outside during heatwave conditions and on communicating the extremely important issue of staying hydrated at all times whilst undertaking manual work.

Since achieving the agreement and promoting the use of the new ‘durable, Royal Mail branded, refillable 750ml water bottles’, I’m pleased to report that 52,125 of the new water bottles have been ordered and supplied to our members and a further 13,000. Further orders will be placed according to demand.

The temperatures are now beginning to rise with hot weather forecast to continue and long range forecasts predicting one of the hottest summers on record with 27C plus temperatures on the way and a series of heatwaves to follow.

Royal Mail and the CWU have again agreed to jointly promote the importance of staying hydrated at all times. This is an important health and safety issue when carrying out a manual job, walking many miles outdoors – especially in hot, sunny weather conditions, when temperatures are high.

Would all Branches, Regions, Area and Unit Reps please raise awareness of this and encourage members to order and use the bottles with the simple message – “STAY HYDARATED”.

Read more at the link.

[2yearpostie]

Be more helpful if the didnt send us out between 1pm and 4pm like the later start times they are proposing will do..

[clashcityrocker]

Would somebody please explain to Dave that a 750ml bottle is f**k all use in the heat.
On a hot summer day I have easily gone through 3 litres of water.
And what the f**k do you do with a bottle if you have a HCT?
(On a side note I find them grossly unhygienic)

Idiots.

[Woody Guthrie]

They are also cheap, make the water taste of plastic, absorb heat too quickly and leak but other than that and the unhygienic thing and being too small like Clash said they are absolutely perfect Dave.

[world class male]

they're ok if you get caught short but other than that the original tap water tastes funny so really it's just a porta-pee'er
i'll stick with my regular water bottles

[wookie]

Goodness me, their/Managers 'Pandemic' advice was a disgrace.