IR Staff smoking on the job

[Trampas]

Are IR staff allowed smoke on the job.

Times when I am passing through Connolly in the mornings you will see an IR member of staff smoking away while he directs trains it is ok to leave.

I think it gives off a bad impression when you see this.

[Ron Burgundy]

Hey thats nothing,

I've often seen them standing indoors on the platform in Heuston smoking.

IR have no non smoking policy for customers let alone staff. Customers smoke indoors on the platforms in heuston daily and nothing is done about it no matter how many times you compain to customer no service.

[Mark Gleeson]

Well there is a higher power you can complain to.

Its very east make IE follow the rules when you threaten the law on them, after all the owner of the premises is guilty of permitting smoking and can be fined as well as the person smoking

[Colm Moore]

If a "semi-open" space has a roof and more than 50% of the perimeter is enclosed, smoking is prohibited. So all of Heuston is out of bounds and most of Connolly, except platforms 5 (possibly) and 6 & 7 (definitely).

[Kilocharlie]

If a "semi-open" space has a roof and more than 50% of the perimeter is enclosed, smoking is prohibited. So all of Heuston is out of bounds and most of Connolly, except platforms 5 (possibly) and 6 & 7 (definitely).

You can also add Platforms 1, 6,7 and 8 in Heuston as these only have a partial roof over the platforms only and are otherwise open.

There used to be regular announcements on the PA stating that smoking was prohibited in all parts of Heuston. I haven't heard recently.

[Ron Burgundy]

If a "semi-open" space has a roof and more than 50% of the perimeter is enclosed, smoking is prohibited. So all of Heuston is out of bounds and most of Connolly, except platforms 5 (possibly) and 6 & 7 (definitely).

There are no smoking signs the platforms, well said. But i spoke to the manager on dury and her words were "if i ask them to stopand they don't all i can do is call the Garda", she even stated that " the security staff there can't even remove people for smoking"......what can they do then ?

[Colm Moore]

what can they do then ?
If thats the case they should just give up and take early retirement now.

Irish Rail are perfectly entitled to eject anyone who is breaking the law.

[Ron Burgundy]

If thats the case they should just give up and take early retirement now.

Irish Rail are perfectly entitled to eject anyone who is breaking the law.

Not according to the female member of the customer no service staff member that is pictured on the posters in Heuston..............

[MOH]

There are no smoking signs the platforms, well said. But i spoke to the manager on dury and her words were "if i ask them to stopand they don't all i can do is call the Garda", she even stated that " the security staff there can't even remove people for smoking"......what can they do then ?

Up to €3000 fine. There's fairly clear guidelines (http://www.citizensinformation.ie/categories/employment/employment-rights-and-conditions/health-and-safety/ban_on_smoking_in_the_workplace_in_ireland)on it, not surprised IE can't implement a 5-year-old law