27th November 2005, 03:44 PM
The site I mentioned was a particularly extreme example in my experience (as a straight male working with several other blokes, I would not relish huddling naked... although alwys willing to try new experiences 
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However it is the norm at many units that small evaluations and watching briefs are conducted from the back of a car - in some cases other contractors' facilities are available on the site, often not. One female colleague tells me that she has - out of necessity -mastered the art of not urinating for 8-9 hours!
Lack of toilet facilties is an obvious breach of HS law, but what about working from a car or van. I wonder if that counts as somewhere to have breaks away from the place of work (or however the legislation specifies it)?
). However it is the norm at many units that small evaluations and watching briefs are conducted from the back of a car - in some cases other contractors' facilities are available on the site, often not. One female colleague tells me that she has - out of necessity -mastered the art of not urinating for 8-9 hours!
Lack of toilet facilties is an obvious breach of HS law, but what about working from a car or van. I wonder if that counts as somewhere to have breaks away from the place of work (or however the legislation specifies it)?