Water down the Tube


Transport unions Aslef and RMT have condemned moves by Transport for London (TfL) to remove drinking water units from tea points and locations where drivers change ends to reverse their trains. Drivers and frontline staff were told to “wait for your break and use the tap”. 


“When your working day is spent in a metal box deep underground, cool clean drinking water isn’t a luxury, it’s a necessity,’ said Aslef London Underground organiser Finn Brennan. 


“TfL rightly reminds passengers to carry water with them in hot weather, but at the same time they are taking away the facilities where drivers can get water from during their duties.”


Regulation 22 of the Workplaces (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 sets out that “an adequate supply of wholesome drinking water shall be provided for all persons at work in the workplace” and it should be “readily accessible at suitable places”. 


www.aslef.org.uk/article.php?group_id=5639

https://www.rmt.org.uk/news/rmt-demands-action-as-tube-workers-denied-drinking-water