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Title: warning signs
Post by: stuart howes on January 21, 2006, 06:50:40 pm
do any of you wfp guys put warning signs out when working :-\
Title: Re: warning signs
Post by: WavieDavie on January 21, 2006, 07:11:59 pm
Even though you've put a mat or cable bridge over the hose to eliminate any trip hazard, you should still put out warning signs.

Depending on where you're working, you don't just need to use them for wfp jobs - ladders on the pavement, for example.
Title: Re: warning signs
Post by: Morph on January 21, 2006, 07:19:38 pm
do any of you wfp guys put warning signs out when working :-\

I do now I'm wfp.
I thought it was a right pain at first.  More to think about before you can start work.
Now I just do it automatically.  Takes seconds.  All part of the pro image.
Title: Re: warning signs
Post by: Mr. S on January 21, 2006, 11:06:47 pm
Been preping my van today to go wfp.

Seen some guys using cones and not caution signs, what do you think is best, is either easier if youve used both?

Cheers as ur answers may prevent me making a mistake.
Title: Re: warning signs
Post by: gaza on January 21, 2006, 11:21:17 pm
put out cones 1x infront of van on pavement,one behind like wise,have used barriers made the peeps walk in the rd,most cross over :P

 gaza
Title: Re: warning signs
Post by: Mr. S on January 21, 2006, 11:28:51 pm
thats ok if ive got one house but what about 3, 4, or 5 in a row etc ? :D ;D
Title: Re: warning signs
Post by: RAHomeServices on January 21, 2006, 11:43:58 pm
We always use warning signs where there is a potential hazard
Title: Re: warning signs
Post by: WavieDavie on January 22, 2006, 12:29:05 am
Seen some guys using cones and not caution signs, what do you think is best, is either easier if youve used both?

Depends how windy it is!
Cones are heavier and so tend to stay in the same place, but if you've got the easily stowed fold-away signs you need to connect both sections at the bottom with a short length of cord or chain which will just skiff the ground and put a weight on that.
Now, this is the K9 cojones . . . http://www.cleantech.co.uk/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=&products_id=646 but isn't the easiest thing to cart around.
Title: Re: warning signs
Post by: Paul Coleman on January 22, 2006, 07:13:54 am
do any of you wfp guys put warning signs out when working :-\

Yes.
Where the hose crosses the footpath, I lay black rubber matting with yellow border over it and I put out a yellow sign.  Occasionally, I lay my hose across the road if it's a little used road (e.g. cul-de-sac).  I lay the rubber matting over it then too.  No sign on the road though as it's more likely to be a collision hazard.