Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: prestige cleaners on February 22, 2011, 06:59:12 pm
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just spoke to my mate whos a carpenter, and he says that ladders are banned on buildings sites and even step ladders! your only allowed to use platforms and scaffolds. this was when he worked on new builds like barretts
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how do they get to the top of the scaffolding then..jump ;D
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how do they get to the top of the scaffolding then..jump ;D
;D ;D ;D
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how do they get to the top of the scaffolding then..jump ;D
;D ;D ;D
they arnt aloud to use ladders they have to climb the scaffold poles,safer
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how do they get to the top of the scaffolding then..jump ;D
good point, will ask him later! :D
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scaffold ladders are fixed so allowed
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scaffold ladders are fixed so allowed
yeah but you have to climb to the top of them first to do that..
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Most site scaffolding now make a staircase out of scaffolding.
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how do they get to the top of the scaffolding then..jump ;D
They might be cartoon character builders. ;D
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climb the stairs
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I think extendable ladders are banned. They have to be one piece,orange(or silmilar) and tied.
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my mate got his own steel erecting firm he says you cant even go on site with ladders on the van now :o
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my cousins next door neighbours adopted nieces best freinds dads twin says that if your wife has got a ladder in her tights then your not even allowed to think about leaving the house in the morning if you work on a site
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my cousins next door neighbours adopted nieces best freinds dads twin says that if your wife has got a ladder in her tights then your not even allowed to think about leaving the house in the morning if you work on a site
;D
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this is not true i work on barratts in the north west and use ladders for town houses
and i know most of the other cleaning firms and what do you think they use
because barratts is a national company if a site in london banned ladders then all sites would and they havent fact
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my cousins next door neighbours adopted nieces best freinds dads twin says that if your wife has got a ladder in her tights then your not even allowed to think about leaving the house in the morning if you work on a site
typical southern humour
which i like ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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my cousins next door neighbours adopted nieces best freinds dads twin says that if your wife has got a ladder in her tights then your not even allowed to think about leaving the house in the morning if you work on a site
;D ;D
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been like that for afew years ???
What did you think WAHD was?
To save hassle most just banned them
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been like that for afew years ???
What did you think WAHD was?
To save hassle most just banned them
no they havent ;D
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just spoke to my mate whos a carpenter, and he says that ladders are banned on buildings sites and even step ladders! your only allowed to use platforms and scaffolds. this was when he worked on new builds like barretts
what is this to do with cleaning windows ???
to wind the tradders up ;D
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this is not true i work on barratts in the north west and use ladders for town houses
and i know most of the other cleaning firms and what do you think they use
because barratts is a national company if a site in london banned ladders then all sites would and they havent fact
i said "like" barratts, i think he was on a redrow site, a lot of people seem to corrobarate what he said though
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ok ok ok fact now your changing it
i work on
barratts
redrow
david wilson
persimon
and i use ladders on all of them ;D ;D
i have friends on
wimpy
barlows
costain
who you going to say it is now ;D ;D ;D
leave ladders alone
or leave ladders to the Professionals ;D ;D
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ok ok ok fact now your changing it
i work on
barratts
redrow
david wilson
persimon
and i use ladders on all of them ;D ;D
i have friends on
wimpy
barlows
costain
who you going to say it is now ;D ;D ;D
leave ladders alone
or leave ladders to the Professionals ;D ;D
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Maybe its just certain sites then. Don't get all defensive just cos your a stubborn ladder monkey!
Ps. Pros use wfp. Not ladders!
Oh oh. Watch this all kick off now. :D :D
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ive seen sonic the hedgehog jump amazing heights so its not impossible?
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ho yes it is ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Nuts
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We cover mostly builders cleans and on with all but one customer ladders and stepladders are allowed.
All work has to be fully risk assessed and copies left, along with loads of other H & S doc's with both the site manager and head office. Insurances also have to clearly state that employees are covered for working up to a certain height.
For the one Customer that has a full ladder ban in place (including steps) we have found that once on site they actually tell us to use ladders. This is to save the cost of hiring specialist access equipment. Work that one out!!! ???
Ladders are always going to be a necessary evil. As long as they are not used for prolonged spells of working and the user operates within specified boundaries as set out in the risk assessment / method statement then all will be fine, or as fine as anything can be.
Just don't look down ;D
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well i have been on sites where they are banned so :P :P
And i don't have a problem with you using them on sites, wahd does allow for it, but as i said the sites that have disallowed them , did so to save the hassle, but they arent illegal....
however to say that no sites have banned them is not true i know of some that have and have of others too
In fact last year i was helping ronnie on here with a job in st helens and they didnt even allow step ladders
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Ps. Pros use wfp. Not ladders!
Oh oh. Watch this all kick off now. :D :D
WFP is about as much use as a chocolate fireguard on builder's cleans. Try shifting compo, mastic, gloss or identifying scratches or other damage when using a WFP.
Not kicking off, just stating the ever so obvious, to true Pro's that is ;)