At 15:49 14/04/2005, you wrote:
Lindsay Druett wrote:

Andrew Thrift wrote:
Whoops :)
Pushed the wrong button, got a sticky mouse, and clicked "send" instead of "file" to close it :)
(Yeah, and if anyone asks, AFAIK ITS *is* a poverty stricken outfit and won't buy me a decent mouse)

Perhaps you should quote the relevant sections of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 and the Health and Safety in Employment Amendment Act 2002 to your employer?
ITS is required by law to "take reasonable steps" to prevent you from suffering harm at work -- the obvious harm in this circumstance is OOS and/or stress.

David.