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Perfectly fine to not employ this person. You have to make reasonable steps to accommodate and it sounds to me like it would be completely unreasonable to completely change what your job is to accommodate. I would look at everyone at face value and then possible they will not be the best candidate a...

Many places will not have the original design because they have taken over a building and that information wasn't passed on. Many places don't have well designed fire systems in the first place. In 15 years, across many sites and companies, I have never seen a company carrying out bi annual inspect...

Do you have your alarm regularly services and certified? Was the alarm designed and installed to that design? If yes to the above then I would tell them to stick to their remit. If no then I would suggest you get this looked at as a priority. Either way it I should not under the remit of the people...

A refresher in what? Passing a driving test?

This country has a lot to answer for.

Good luck. Sounds like a wonderful project.

You should have your monthly tests recorded and your electrician should be issuing a report following his inspection.

PPE is there to serve a purpose if it is required. Not to make someone look good.

There are too many questions to ask the Op on this one but there are so many ways steel toe cap boots can be assessed out of a situation.

Simply saying that he is a site manager is not the teason we wear PPE.

This is exactly what is wrong with sites these days. They see things as black or white. Sometimes there are grey areas that need to be looked at like this example.

One a quarter will not change behaviours.

When I go out I usually find at least five in a day.

This is where I would start.

It sound sto me like you need to consider a properly installed lighting system.