H&S question

[Hurricane Puffrose]

A quick question, and a bit of an odd one in the sense I am sure that I am right, but I am just making 100% sure!

Yesterday I had 3 job interviews and in the 3rd I was shown in to a bg open-plan room with about 7 uplighters.

They stood about the same height as me (5'10) which I appreciate is tall for a woman but is about right for a man, so were in my direct eye line.

At least 2 were flickering, one worse than the other, infact all I could see was the flickering in the corner of my eye, most distracting and to my mind dangerous.

I went to the very bored head of HR and said "Your lights are faulty they are flickering." to be told
"yes, we do know! Have a seat!"

I dliberately turned my chair so I had my back to the light, and when she protested I said "It's flickering"

I doubt I have got that job

My question is: Is this a breach of H&S? Not only can a flickering light give a migrane sufferer (IE me) one ripstonking headache, it is extremely dangerous to those with photosensitive epilepsy!
The company honestly could not have cared less about what happened to anyone!

Any suggestions?

[Hurricane Puffrose]

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bumped

[Sapphire]

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Blimey that's a hard one, take a look on here there might be something to help http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/englan...lth_and_safety

[bluebottle]

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One short answer, Puff - Yes, it is a health and safety issue. Where I last worked, any fluorescent tubes that were flickering were replaced quickly. You are absolutely correct about the effect it has on migraine and photosensitive epilepsy patients. The firm need their backsides kicked.

[Hurricane Puffrose]

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Report submitted with H&S in sheffield (keep you up to date as and when I know anything) and, I have since been told by a friend who was also in Sheffield (we had a bit of a tearful reunion that day) that as she finished christmas shopping, "Some poor soul was brought out next door to primark, and he was shaking and foaming at the mouth"

think that will add weight to my little report, and no...... i didnt get the job

[Celestine]

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In my old job, flickering lights were the bane of my life. I honestly wished a bulb would just blow rather than flickering.
Flickering lights were included in workplace risk assessments and had to be changed very rapidly. Sometimes it could take a day or two to get the electricians on site, I had many occasions where entire teams would refuse to work in the space till the light was changed.