MTheo Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Anyone know the regs (health and safety) for placement of a photocopier? It’s a big all in one Xerox Workstation and the facilities team have decided to dump it behind me, getting pretty sick of the noise, the people and the smell….. so wan’t to back up my complaint with some facts Maybe a bit jobsworth-like, but they are quick to quote all regulations when they want to change things so i want to have a go back haha. Is there a minimum distance, what about ventilation? cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortcrust Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Check out these links. They're union factsheets, but should give you some ideas as to where to start. http://www.tssa.org.uk/article-47.php3?id_article=982 http://www.unison.org.uk/acrobat/B178.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alchresearch Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Lifted from Wikipedia: As a fine powder, toner can remain suspended in the air for some period, and is considered to have health effects comparable to inert dust. It can be an irritant to people with respiratory conditions such as asthma or bronchitis. Following studies on bacteria in the 1970s that raised concerns about health effects resulting from pyrrole, a contaminant created during manufacture of the carbon black used in black toner, manufacturing processes were changed to eliminate pyrrole from the finished product. According to recent research, some laser printers emit submicrometer particles which have been associated in other environmental studies with respiratory diseases .[3] An unpublished study at the University of Rostock in Germany is reported to have found that the microscopic particles in toners are carcinogenic, similar to asbestos. Several technicians who had been working with printers and copiers on a daily basis were observed for several years. They showed increased lung problems.[4] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagel Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I don't know about the UK, but in Denmark a photocopier is not allowed to be placed in an office where people work. It has to have its own dedicated room or be in a corridor. This is because of the ozone emitted (that funny smell) which is hazardous to health. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeathAxe Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I don't know about the UK, but in Denmark a photocopier is not allowed to be placed in an office where people work. It has to have its own dedicated room or be in a corridor. This is because of the ozone emitted (that funny smell) which is hazardous to health. Same in the UK as well. Where I worked, they where in their own section in the office. This was due to H&S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoPests Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 If all else fails,,, sabotage the thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qazitory Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Anyone know the regs (health and safety) for placement of a photocopier? It’s a big all in one Xerox Workstation and the facilities team have decided to dump it behind me, getting pretty sick of the noise, the people and the smell….. so wan’t to back up my complaint with some facts Maybe a bit jobsworth-like, but they are quick to quote all regulations when they want to change things so i want to have a go back haha. Is there a minimum distance, what about ventilation? cheers! I'd imagine it would be classed as a hazard due to the noise and smell etc? I found sitting next to a printer bad for my breathing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIEW2BUY Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 (edited) HELP...Can shop owners retrieve information from customers who have used shop owners in store photo copying machine? As the machines have a memory and scanner... therefore say at end of shop keepers day is there a way he can view all details of what his customers have had photo copied? Is the data viewable to the owner of photo copying machine after close of day? As in an area of elderly and vulnerable adults often on benefits requiring photo copies of financial details from bank statements to pension annuities documents ETC. who retrieve their copy not giving a thought to say the owner who views the memory and data that has been processed and copied by his machine. Is this POSSIBLE or does the signing up to a DATA PROTECTION ACT prevent them..But what about if they disregard this and do view data from copies made by machine from the memory capacity of the machine. Learning of locals private data who regularly use his shop and services. Would it be correct due to health and safety issues of such machines to be placed in accessible areas in the shop amongst shoppers and staff. Anyone with insight to these matters highlighted would be most appreciated. Edited May 26, 2015 by VIEW2BUY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psynuk Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 would entirely depend on the individual copier, I used to have one that had no recall whatsoever, but the main office one was all singing an dancing which could retain scnned docs for email/fax/copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smilersarah Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Anyone know the regs (health and safety) for placement of a photocopier? It’s a big all in one Xerox Workstation and the facilities team have decided to dump it behind me, getting pretty sick of the noise, the people and the smell….. so wan’t to back up my complaint with some facts Maybe a bit jobsworth-like, but they are quick to quote all regulations when they want to change things so i want to have a go back haha. Is there a minimum distance, what about ventilation? cheers! blimey good job you dont work in a factory:hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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