TubbyTwo Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Changing your bulb at home if you fall off the ladder it's an accident - A&E and it's over. At work you'd be able to claim from the company for not giving you training and not checking the ladder was safe. And thats the problem as already stated. people are very quick to sue. I know its all there to protect the companys etc however when its a very very simple task its hugely frustrating . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 And thats the problem as already stated. people are very quick to sue. I know its all there to protect the companys etc however when its a very very simple task its hugely frustrating . I agree. It's frustrating for me as well as I have to do risk assessments on my lab, I do it as common sense would dictate but then the H&S officers come around and suggest loads more stuff that needs doing. No joke on the door to one of our labs we have nine signs!! No hearing aids, wear foot protection, no unauthorised access, etc. etc. It's like wallpaper on the door so people just ignore the whole lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 they banned ladders on the last site i worked on a good few years ago now , so ok bugger all was getting done as the pipework had to be run in the ceiling , and each time the easyfix scaffolding was taken down moved ten foot and put back up it had to have a new cert . ok great not working hard due to all the BS , now the job starts to fall behind , they see that if we worked from ladders we would literally complete a floor in a day instead of a week , hey presto ladders are to be used , but now rushed off our feet to catch up with what we should have been using in the first place . H+S yes i believe in it big time , but its the muppets that run these sites who have come out of uni lots of qualifications but NO EXPERIENCE of actually doing the job , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamaSupra Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 At my work they've put a ban on us from even using stanley knives, ask the boss what do we use instead? And he replies- ''If I'm not there to witness it, then you can use it'' Now what kind of boss bans something but then says use it when he's not about? It just doesn't make sense!! I'm a mobile engineer so luckily he's never about and I still use it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I have run big construction site for years, i used to see some of the antics companys would let there workers get up to used to scare the hell out of me, i have seen some really bad accidents in my time But nowadays things are massively better, but you still see some idiots doing stuff they should not, although i do agree health and safety is a great thing for the construction industry, it has got a little silly with some things, but what really annoys me is the health and safety reps on sites are so engrossed in catching guys not wearing the correct PPE that they sometimes miss the bigger problems:rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Plethora Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 My company used to have "a guy", he didn't last too long. He seemed to put up "signage" as he would call it with such useful tips as ensure nobody is coming up the stairs before proceeding down and using warning tape to mark out the warehouse floor. He told us that we must all have 4 door cars for safety reasons, I pointed to the supra and told him straight that that is the car I use and if you think I am changing it then you are mistaken. He tried to tell us how long to drive before taking breaks and how much total for the day, some of these trips are nearly 300miles each way so it's not workable. He lost all credability when it came to the health and safety at work presentation, this was the sort of crap that was no doubt meant to point to propper ladder use and such. Anyway he used a picture example of a fireman who had badly lacerated his hand due to the immense preassure from the fire engine hose, or the hose whipped round when it was under preassure, something like that. Anyway he started calling us negligent for certain things so it was time to hit back. I pointed out I did not work for the fire service and that should I choose to work in the fire service then clearly I would be aware of the inherrant amount of risk in doing so. Waste of space, makes me remember the story of the church being charged to have scaffolding to be put up to change lightbulbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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