Re: Help needed.....may loose job....

["Ian Lowe" <ian@xxxxxxx>]

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From: "Brian G. Reynolds" <brian.g.reynolds@xxxxxxx>
>
> Can anyone point me/advise me of the current thinking on this please?

That's more static protection than 99.9% of PC engineers use. I tend to
just
clip my strap (when I am working on other people's expensive kit) onto the
rack, the Server chassis, or some other bonded item, rather than a
"proper"
earth.

My Gut Instinct though is that the technical position doesn't matter.

This is an absolutely trivial matter, especially if it's the first time it
has been mentioned. If the first word that pops into the heads of mangement
is "legal", there's something else amiss, and they may be just
looking for
an excuse. I have to suspect that your days would be numbered even if you
were 100% spotless and backed up by informed technical opinion.

Getting some legal representation sounds to me like the best idea, but from
a viewpoint of seeking to demonstrate that this is an attempt at
constructive dismissal rather than from the point of view of defending your
actions on a technical basis.

I'd be grabbing any information about proper procedures, whether your job
description and contract say what you are required to do when handling ESD
kit, whether you have been trained by the company in their ESD procedures,
what the normal practice of your colleagues is, whether the ESD kit was
supplied by the employer etc etc.

Sounds like a nasty, nasty position to be in Brian, I hope it works out
okay
for you.  :(

ian.