The Suffolk Fire Experience - Doc 235 Thetford Firefighter Vacancies

Comment on Doc 234


Ah we see! So, Suffolk Farce Service claim that Wiggy is not a health and safety rep.

We suppose that explains the plea in Doc 233 i.e.

7.2 The Respondent will resist the Applicants contention that he has suffered detriment under Section 44 Employment Rights act 1996 on the following grounds.

None of the grounds set out in section 44 (1) (a) to (e) apply in the Applicant’s case…………………………………………….

Because he isn’t a health and safety rep we suppose?

Well lets look at the evidence.

1. Remember 18th August 1998 Doc 215?

DO Hodge

What is your official role and title, in relation to the FBU, and when did you take up that role?

Sub O Wigglesworth

Health and Safety representative for the local branch.

Note: Sub O Wigglesworth shows DO Hodge an envelope addressed to himself from FBU head office.

2. Remember 7th August 1998 Doc 184?

Extracts from Divisional Officer Colin Hodge’s notebook
7th August 1998

Page # 157
Time and
Reference

1050 hours I obtained the Reg 7 letters from ACFO Seager – He asked me to ring him from Lowestoft as soon as I…………….

Page # 158
Time and
Reference

……………… arrived so that he could notify the FBU H/Office by FAX that two union officials were under investigation.

AND THERES MORE

3. Remember 2nd June 1998 Doc 53?

FBU

FBU WORKPLACE INSPECTION
HEALTH AND SAFETY REPORT FORM

Date of Inspection: 2nd June 1998

Reference: Fire Safety Offices

Safety Representative: A Wigglesworth

Workplace Location: Lowestoft

Employers Representative: ADO Eric Smith

Notification to the employer (or his representative) of conditions or working practices considered to be unsafe or unhealthy and of arrangements for welfare at work considered to be unsatisfactory.

Matters Observed

1. Ventilation of Fire Safety Offices is extremely poor and causes office space to be heated to high and uncomfortable temperature levels in summer months. This situation has been reported on previous occasions.
2. Water quality in washroom is poor and has a strange taste.

This record does not imply that the conditions are safe and healthy or that the arrangements for welfare at work are satisfactory in other ways.

Signature of the employer (or his representative)

Eric Smith 2nd June 1998

Signature (s) of Safety Representative(s)

A Wigglesworth 2nd June 1998

EVEN BETTER DO REMEMBER ADO HAYDENS REFERENCE FOR WIGGY?

4. 3rd June 1997 Doc 22?

………………………He has taken on the responsibility for representing the Fire Brigades Union in matters of Health and safety in my area, and he has a sound understanding of regulations and procedures. In my dealings with him in this capacity, I have found his sensible attitudes and attention to detail most helpful and he has been entirely supportive of joint safety initiatives. ADO Paul Hayden (now Chief Fire Officer Hayden Hereford & Worcester “Good Old Boy”)

Lets also not forget that Suffolk Farce Service also approved Wiggy time off to attend the Trade Union stage one Training for health and safety representatives i.e Doc 28. Also on top of that the notification to Suffolk Farce Service informing them that Wiggy is the elected health and safety representative (Doc 9).

Tell you wot this fire outfit is a bit of a Rogue UK Fire Brigade isn’t it?

Not only do they have an unlawful Deputy Chief Fire Officer in Simon Smith along with an unlawful and incompetent Human Resources Manager in Miss Sarah Davies (now Mrs Meelan at Suffolk College). But they are also good at cultivating lies and all manner of falsehoods to cover their tracks.

Quite unfortunate that they are not too good in remembering some of the vital and necessary facts to the convincing life support of lies.


So just who is it that constructed the falsehood about Wiggy not being a health and safety representative?

1. From subsequent documentation it will be, in fact is already apparent, that the then ADO Hayden was one of the confederates (patience please its coming soon, very soon- further incriminating documentation).
2. Documentation also suggests that DO Colin Hodge and Assistant Chief Fire Officer Ken Seager were also in possession of information and knowledge of this kind. It is also apparent that the latter was the main link and instructor of information to the County Solicitor Alan Gillespie.