Cluster Flies in the workplace
Discussion
Cluster Flies;
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluster_fly
(Apparently they don't represent a health risk)
My employer, forced by financial pressure, has had to shut down half of the office block I work in in order to save on heating costs (It's a large building that's poorly insulated) - Consequently we've been shipped over to one half where the upper floors have previously been under utilised due to a problem with the aforementioned flies.
The office we've been crammed into an office is the top floor - 5 desks for 8 people, expected to work from home etc.
Last night, at dusk, in an office that's around 4 x 6m, I estimate that there was around 40 flies crawling on each window, of which there are 5 in total equalling around 200 of the buggers.
Which is not pleasant. At all.
Because there are also bats roosting in the roof space above the office (it's not unknown to find them in the office the next morning) options to deal with the flies are very limited.
We have the electrical zappers which are not useable during the day for 2 reasons;
The stink of burnt hair / flesh
They spit out bits of the fly up to 1.5m from source
So they're left on over night which isn't that effective. And we need to clear the mess up the next day.
Is there any legislation that dictates working conditions that would cover this?
And is anyone aware of an effective solution to deal with the pest?
TIA.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cluster_fly
(Apparently they don't represent a health risk)
My employer, forced by financial pressure, has had to shut down half of the office block I work in in order to save on heating costs (It's a large building that's poorly insulated) - Consequently we've been shipped over to one half where the upper floors have previously been under utilised due to a problem with the aforementioned flies.
The office we've been crammed into an office is the top floor - 5 desks for 8 people, expected to work from home etc.
Last night, at dusk, in an office that's around 4 x 6m, I estimate that there was around 40 flies crawling on each window, of which there are 5 in total equalling around 200 of the buggers.
Which is not pleasant. At all.
Because there are also bats roosting in the roof space above the office (it's not unknown to find them in the office the next morning) options to deal with the flies are very limited.
We have the electrical zappers which are not useable during the day for 2 reasons;
The stink of burnt hair / flesh
They spit out bits of the fly up to 1.5m from source
So they're left on over night which isn't that effective. And we need to clear the mess up the next day.
Is there any legislation that dictates working conditions that would cover this?
And is anyone aware of an effective solution to deal with the pest?
TIA.
Edited by Zombie on Thursday 20th October 14:10
TooMany2cvs said:
We get 'em for a brief period every autumn in an upstairs room. They seem to lay eggs in the shutlines of a velux. Open the window = carpet looking like a currant sponge mix.
They're annoying, but they're really no more than that.
An electric UV zapper shouldn't spit bits over a range - they use 'em in every single food prep outlet in the developed world, ffs.
And, no, unless you happen to work in a food prep environment, there's no legislation that means you can skive off early because of a few flies.
The problem is a little more expansive than that;They're annoying, but they're really no more than that.
An electric UV zapper shouldn't spit bits over a range - they use 'em in every single food prep outlet in the developed world, ffs.
And, no, unless you happen to work in a food prep environment, there's no legislation that means you can skive off early because of a few flies.
And I'm not looking for legislation that allows me to "skive" I've got enough to do, thanks, I'm looking for legislation to lever a more proactive response to the problem so that I don't feel like showing with domestos when I get home...
Edited by Zombie on Thursday 20th October 17:44
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