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<blockquote data-quote="Knightwatch" data-source="post: 320445" data-attributes="member: 42218"><p>Well, I am a bit rusty on Health & Safety Regulations, however I beleive that "Duty of Care" comes into this one, especially if your employer knows you are Diabetic. Perhaps apart from anything else you may want to refer to cases handled by the Ambulance Service Emergency Biker TV Programme, the Paramedics often have to rush on Blues & Twos to Hypo cases, and often as not the patient is out of it and has to go to Hospital for full stablization, indeed a Hypo can make you so out of it, you don't know where you are, and temper can be raised due to the condition, this includes not knowing what is being said by all parties. In addition if your employer is in manufacturing in particular either the on site Nurse or First Aider should have details of your Health Condition, and a place to rest and take Medication or Check, if non of these are available Personnel at very least should have Emergency Details and what to do or who to contact if you take a Hypo. Regarding the swearing this is certainly gross missconduct, and can lead to your employment being terminated, however there would appear to be circumstances that made you react possibly out of the normal. As other have indicated Union should be able to support you along with any Medical information you or GP can provide, not forgetting CAB. The days of showing the door are not as easy as many employers think, although if Government have there way the want to make changes going back to those Black Days - Best of Luck no matter what you do</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Knightwatch, post: 320445, member: 42218"] Well, I am a bit rusty on Health & Safety Regulations, however I beleive that "Duty of Care" comes into this one, especially if your employer knows you are Diabetic. Perhaps apart from anything else you may want to refer to cases handled by the Ambulance Service Emergency Biker TV Programme, the Paramedics often have to rush on Blues & Twos to Hypo cases, and often as not the patient is out of it and has to go to Hospital for full stablization, indeed a Hypo can make you so out of it, you don't know where you are, and temper can be raised due to the condition, this includes not knowing what is being said by all parties. In addition if your employer is in manufacturing in particular either the on site Nurse or First Aider should have details of your Health Condition, and a place to rest and take Medication or Check, if non of these are available Personnel at very least should have Emergency Details and what to do or who to contact if you take a Hypo. Regarding the swearing this is certainly gross missconduct, and can lead to your employment being terminated, however there would appear to be circumstances that made you react possibly out of the normal. As other have indicated Union should be able to support you along with any Medical information you or GP can provide, not forgetting CAB. The days of showing the door are not as easy as many employers think, although if Government have there way the want to make changes going back to those Black Days - Best of Luck no matter what you do [/QUOTE]
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