Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: crystal.clear on November 28, 2007, 08:58:48 pm
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one of my employers fell from a ladder today. we are complete waterfed but a customer asked him for a favour. to climb up the ladder and unhook a flower box. my lad being nice said no problem. climbed up and ladder slipped out. he is now in frimley park hospital with a neck brace on tied to the bed and not aloud to move and a broken wrist. waiting on results to see how bad it is. i have now thrown the ladder away and will never by another one.
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will he be ok for work tommorow
...joke joke
hope hes ok mate
ladders are a waste of time!
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If it is just his wrist then lucky fellow ish
could be a lot worse ......
Regards J
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That's nasty! I hope he soon recovers.
Did the ladder slip, or did he slip off the ladder?
Andy
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the ladder slipped.
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I hope he dosen`t take you to court.
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the ladder slipped.
hope he gets well soon been very lucky hope he dosent try for a claim against you as he was doing a favor wasent he
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hope your guys ok, its about time h/s make the householder responable for safety on there property as it only applys to commerial work at present , then you could make a claim of their insurance
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you know I finally got my WFP up and running and yesterday slipped on a patio just walking round the back of a house and today nearly slipped on decking
Mad to think about it that I was working alone before and used to use my bucket as a ladder stop
MAD MATE's
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Hope he is back to work soon.
Wish i had a pound for all the customers who have asked me to jobs like that.
You know what i mean..
Oh could you just check if my gutters blocked.
Is that a bird nest behind my Sky dish.
Can you get my sons football.
Is there a tile mising.
Could you push the window shut tight as it wont close properly from inside.
;D ;D
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I hope he is ok. Do you know why the ladder slipped?
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i wasnt there but got told the ground was a bit wet. thats all i know.
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i wasnt there but got told the ground was a bit wet. thats all i know.
should of had someone footing it its getting slipy ever were out there
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It's not the ladder, it's the user who was at fault. I know you don't want to hear that but it's a fact !. Ladders are fine if used correctly.
Hope he makes a full recovery soon.
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You are right, it is getting slippery out there. I work alone and have safety feet fitted to the ladder, use a sandbag or peg the feet if necessary, and still miss out a couple of windows because it is unsafe.
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Wet decking is the worst surface...nearly come a cropper a few times.
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asboss/
yes ladders are great .
just dont take them out the box ;D
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There's alot to be said for just talkin them off our vans FOREVER. If we don't get a job, we dont get a job. But we would all know that from this day onwards, we're all gonna be safe as houses. If custys ask,just say they got nicked and you use them so seldomly, it aint worth partin with £100 to get a new one. Just a thought ;)
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So what will you do when wfp gets banned in the spring?
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So what will you do when wfp gets banned in the spring?
Simon are you wfp or trad ?
And can you tell me where you got the facts about wfp being banned in spring.
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So what will you do when wfp gets banned in the spring?
Simon are you wfp or trad ?
And can you tell me where you got the facts about wfp being banned in spring.
Relax I'm having a laugh...bit like when the wfp guys were banging on about ladders being banned last summer.
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Patios are so slippery this time of year - I will never clean windows from a ladder again. And I certainly wouldn't ask an employee to do so either.
WFP banned in spring? Not round here me old China!
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So what will you do when wfp gets banned in the spring?
Simon are you wfp or trad ?
And can you tell me where you got the facts about wfp being banned in spring.
Relax I'm having a laugh...bit like when the wfp guys were banging on about ladders being banned last summer.
I am guessing your trad then m8, good on you if your getting your own back, I heard that ladders where getting banned a few years ago when wfp was up and coming (I recon that was started by a supplier)
I did get told by a customer the other day that she was please that I am now wfp as the ban on ladders coming in on march or april meant I could not clean her windows anymore, now I have not heard this, but she upped my price and said thank you, who am I to tell her different.
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So what will you do when wfp gets banned in the spring?
Simon are you wfp or trad ?
And can you tell me where you got the facts about wfp being banned in spring.
Relax I'm having a laugh...bit like when the wfp guys were banging on about ladders being banned last summer.
I am guessing your trad then m8, good on you if your getting your own back, I heard that ladders where getting banned a few years ago when wfp was up and coming (I recon that was started by a supplier)
I did get told by a customer the other day that she was please that I am now wfp as the ban on ladders coming in on march or april meant I could not clean her windows anymore, now I have not heard this, but she upped my price and said thank you, who am I to tell her different.
I'm trad because where i work wfp isn't an option....believe me if it was I'd switch over tomorrow.
Anyway wfp ain't gonna be banned and neither are ladders.
I don't know why people start these silly rumours...as we didn't have enough to worry about.
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i heard that a ban is imminent
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Simon.....If WFP goes, i go.........Sell up and ship out.......to another area where WFP is still allowed ;D
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Simon.....If WFP goes, i go.........Sell up and ship out.......to another area where WFP is still allowed ;D
I don't know how many wfpers there are nationwide but it must run into many 10s of thousands...they're not gonna want all these w/cs signing onto the old rock and roll. Besides the wfp manufacturers will grease the right palms if the water companies start making threatening noises ;D
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i wasnt there but got told the ground was a bit wet. thats all i know.
As a responsible employer you should have gone and inspected the accident site as soon as possible after the incident. If there is a claim or an inquiry, someone is going to want to know what action you took afterward.
Not only that, you could take photographs to use as warnings when training other employees.
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hi ian,
No offence but i was more concered getting to hospital to see him than going to inspect where he fell off. maybe wrong of me.
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i heard that a ban is imminent
Where did you here this ? was it in a pub from a trad cleaner ?
If not please feel free to let us all have the website address so we can all have a look
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Crystal Clear, I know what you mean. Your concern is for the immediate welfare of your employee.
However, being the target of some bureaucrats (not in window cleaning, some voluntary work) I now detest them. Face to face they seemed quite satisfied, after they had left they produced a report that nearly had the place closed down. We held on by the skin of our teeth...
Just beware, because they make judgements without good reason IMHO, and they may become involved in this unfortunate incident.
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I hope your employee gets well soon
Not sure if you are aware of RIDDOR!
Andy
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Crystal,
How is the Lad getting on?
hope he is better.
regards J