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Should R M be providing water bottles?

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Glenno
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Should R M be providing water bottles?

Post by Glenno »

There you have it in the title, what are peoples thoughts on this :wave :wave
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Re: Should R M be providing water bottles?

Post by rhino49 »

Always available in our office as well as a water chiller to fill them from
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Re: Should R M be providing water bottles?

Post by spiderj »

They were available at one point,getting a lino to order them however....
If you've a manager who's on the ball ordering first aid stuff/winter gloves etc try them,then email just say it.
Worth a punt,the RM bottles look not too bad think they're 500 ml though which isn't enough but better than nowt.

Thing is they're not classed as ppe so not mandatory.
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Re: Should R M be providing water bottles?

Post by Jpro747 »

Plenty of these lurking behind the seats inside the vans :Sick
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Re: Should R M be providing water bottles?

Post by spiderj »

So they're not emergency toilets?
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Re: Should R M be providing water bottles?

Post by freelunch »

We take our own bottles in. RM provide the mixer out of the chiller tap :cool
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newspaper
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Re: Should R M be providing water bottles?

Post by newspaper »

We have mini fridges for the cdv bought them with the first line fix money H & S rep sorted it
graffi
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Re: Should R M be providing water bottles?

Post by graffi »

Your manager can order them through uniform.
The bottles are classed as a cycle spare.
Your manager can order them off SAP.
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Re: Should R M be providing water bottles?

Post by Brain Fury »

graffi wrote:Your manager can order them through uniform.
The bottles are classed as a cycle spare.
Your manager can order them off SAP.
If they are still classed as a cycle spare then you can't order them 'through uniform" and don't need a SAP order. They are ordered from Swindon Stores.
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Re: Should R M be providing water bottles?

Post by graffi »

Brain this was the reply I received of the area safety manager 2 weeks ago when I asked the question.
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Re: Should R M be providing water bottles?

Post by Brain Fury »

graffi wrote:Brain this was the reply I received of the area safety manager 2 weeks ago when I asked the question.

Cycle spares are supplied from Swindon stores and water bottles certainly used to be. Uniform supply was outsourced to a private company (Dimensions) a few years ago. Orders to Swindon don't require a SAP order but the exact ordering process is different for different parts of the country. In some areas DOMs can order direct and in others they need to go through their geography Assets team.
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Re: Should R M be providing water bottles?

Post by newspaper »

Should of gone with the cdv mini fridge
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Re: Should R M be providing water bottles?

Post by graffi »

Thanks for the info Brain like I said I have been told we can have them... if my DSM hasn't got them through the route the Area Safety Manager said I will suggest your way :wink:
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