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Title: Working at height massive fine!
Post by: Positivity on July 26, 2013, 08:29:52 am: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2377671/Cowboy-builder-Derek-Barnes-fined-Swansea-hoisting-brickie-digger-bucket.html
Title: Re: Working at height massive fine!
Post by: bobplum on July 26, 2013, 09:25:11 am: i blame the bricky as much has the builder....just say no
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Post by: LWC on July 26, 2013, 07:44:22 pm: "Residents on a new housing estate watched in horror"

Give it a break
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Post by: PoleKing on July 26, 2013, 08:19:23 pm: 'Plummeted from 12 feet'
Lol
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Post by: paulgran1234 on August 16, 2013, 08:10:14 pm: the H and S people should butt out of people making a living, it makes me sick how we are damned about by these nobs how have no clue what is safe or what is not safe
Title: Re: Working at height massive fine!
Post by: AuRavelling79 on August 16, 2013, 09:51:26 pm: Quote from: paulgran1234 on August 16, 2013, 08:10:14 pm
the H and S people should butt out of people making a living, it makes me sick how we are damned about by these nobs how have no clue what is safe or what is not safe

I'm beginning to see a pattern in paulgran's posts! ;D
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Post by: R.C Property on August 16, 2013, 11:15:22 pm: Quote from: Granville Gold on August 16, 2013, 09:51:26 pm
Quote from: paulgran1234 on August 16, 2013, 08:10:14 pm
the H and S people should butt out of people making a living, it makes me sick how we are damned about by these nobs how have no clue what is safe or what is not safe

I'm beginning to see a pattern in paulgran's posts! ;D

you and me both! lol

fair play though!
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Post by: David stewart on August 16, 2013, 11:28:10 pm: Seen a hell of a lot worse in my time on site ::)roll
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Post by: rosskesava on August 17, 2013, 01:15:22 am: I've done worse but times change and what was acceptable, along with the injuries and deaths as a result of, now isn't.

What Mr paulgran1234 doesn't seem to get is that this type of progression in terms of H & S has been going on for over 150 years.
Title: Re: Working at height massive fine!
Post by: Paul Coleman on August 17, 2013, 07:29:25 am: During my brief time in construction, I remember working near the top of a chimney stack on scaffolding with no guard rails or toe boards. It was around 1973. I doubt anyone would dare do that these days - and rightly so.
Title: Re: Working at height massive fine!
Post by: Mr.G on August 17, 2013, 06:07:21 pm: If that builders scaffolding collapses are anything to go by, the bricky was probably safer in the digger bucket.