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Phil Blake
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From: esperance western australia
Registered: Nov 2003
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posted 05-28-2010 05:28 AM
Following a annual inspection of my cinema by the local government authority I have now seen that stupidity is spreading to the health and safety office.
Being a fairly new complex we normally pass with flying colors as the place is in real good condition.
But this latest inspect brought out some new things that i have overlooked, The inspector asked for my pest register
Not having one it was explained that we need to keep a register of pests , ie if a mouse is sighted it must be documented ; date where the mouse was sighted,who we rang to deal with it and what they did to remove it , all such pests spiders moths ants etc must be logged.
secondly we have a muster point draw on our fire escape plan by we did not have a muster point sign nailed to the front wall of our complex, general observation of town businesses show that no buildings in this area had muster point signs nailed to them , they are only usually seen on factories power stations etc.
and the final issue with floored me was when they inspected one of the auditoriums, they asked me to turn off the lights which i did , then they came out with the statement of the century " It is very dark in here with the lights off"
I guess they will ask us to show films with the house lights fully up now.
A few days later the next bombshell arrived in the mail from the same authority , they now feel we need a licence to operate our candy bar. Apart from the popcorn all other items are confectionery which are in sealed bags from the manufacturer ei Maltesers MMs starburst skittles etc.
I phoned them and told them how ridiculous this was , their reply was it is up to them to decide if we need to be licensed to sell this product as it may fall in the same category as fresh fish processing, pastry and bakery , sandwich making cooking of chickens hamburgers or manufacturing processed meats. Just maybe they think we are secretly selling pork chops and fish kebabs to our patrons.
I wonder when the last case of food poisoning from a bag of jelly beans was ????
Phil
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Thomas Pitt
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From: Leeds, West Yorkshire, UK
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posted 06-01-2010 01:22 AM
In this country at least, Health & Safety laws require theaters to keep a few lights on during the performance. Some theaters have small spotlights that remain on during the movie, others just dim the main lighting down to a very low level (not quite off). Most also have lighting around the edge of the steps.
The reason for this is if it's a very dark part of the film and people are trying to get to and from their seats, they would not want to trip over the steps or seats! If you're injured in a public place like that, you can often claim compensation - and theaters don't really want to pay out!
Regarding food preparation, theaters in this country that only sell pre-bagged candy and pre-bottled soda (M&Ms, cola and such) usually don't need a food preparation license. If you're selling hot dogs, burgers, popcorn, or even filling containers with soda, you're technically preparing food on the premises - so need a license.
Never heard of 'pest registers' here, but the fire code requires all public buildings to have a notice informing people of the fire procedure. The notice should show where the nearest alarm point is, and also the assembly point where people gather after being evacuated. Don't think I've ever seen a 'fire muster point' sign in the actual location, though.
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