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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: bwoofie on November 05, 2008, 11:26:16 pm

Title: How many WFPers get injured/killed a year
Post by: bwoofie on November 05, 2008, 11:26:16 pm
Just wondered if there are any recorded figures published yet.
Dont want to start a row.
Title: Re: How many WFPers get injured/killed a year
Post by: peter holley on November 05, 2008, 11:31:00 pm
 :o :o
Title: Re: How many WFPers get injured/killed a year
Post by: poleman on November 06, 2008, 12:11:32 am
One! but not in this country

Details, USA tucker pole and over head power lines!
Title: Re: How many WFPers get injured/killed a year
Post by: SherwoodCleaningSe on November 06, 2008, 09:08:17 am
One! but not in this country

Details, USA tucker pole and over head power lines!


Shocking!!
Title: Re: How many WFPers get injured/killed a year
Post by: Moderator David@stives on November 06, 2008, 11:29:13 am
Normally at least 2 a year, but with wfp i have not heard of one for about 12 months
Title: Re: How many WFPers get injured/killed a year
Post by: Nathanael Jones on November 06, 2008, 01:26:16 pm
There have been at least 4 fatalities I can remember this year,... and obviously there'd be at least 10x that many serious injuries.
Title: Re: How many WFPers get injured/killed a year
Post by: ftp on November 06, 2008, 04:57:36 pm
There have been at least 4 fatalities I can remember this year,... and obviously there'd be at least 10x that many serious injuries.

What? wfp i can't believe that.
Title: Re: How many WFPers get injured/killed a year
Post by: Chris Galloway on November 06, 2008, 05:06:18 pm
There have been at least 4 fatalities I can remember this year,... and obviously there'd be at least 10x that many serious injuries.

What? wfp i can't believe that.

Not heard of any.. where do u hear of things like this anyway?
Title: Re: How many WFPers get injured/killed a year
Post by: bwoofie on November 08, 2008, 11:03:49 pm
How many Trad cleaners then (just to compare)
Title: Re: How many WFPers get injured/killed a year
Post by: DASERVICES on November 08, 2008, 11:53:09 pm
There has been around 10 this year who fell off ladders and have left loved ones behind. This has been a big issue at the back of my mind where I will always want to be there for my family so my aim is 0 ladder work.
Title: Re: How many WFPers get injured/killed a year
Post by: windowwashers on November 09, 2008, 01:42:54 am
There have been at least 4 fatalities I can remember this year,... and obviously there'd be at least 10x that many serious injuries.

What? wfp i can't believe that.
think metal pole/ water filled, carbon, power lines, very easy to believe  :(
Title: Re: How many WFPers get injured/killed a year
Post by: Slash on November 09, 2008, 05:12:09 pm
Ladder work is as safe as you make it,if your careless and rushing about of course you will fall,can be very safe if your not an idiot,as for over head power lines,just be carefull! ;)
Title: Re: How many WFPers get injured/killed a year
Post by: Nathanael Jones on November 09, 2008, 05:50:31 pm
Of the 4 I know of, 3 were trad and 1 was WFP who got the ladders off for 1 fussy customer, and then fell from the ladders.

I don't know of any wfp related fatalities,... all ladder related.
Title: Re: How many WFPers get injured/killed a year
Post by: Chris Galloway on November 09, 2008, 06:06:44 pm
where can we get information like this on deaths and injuries relating to window cleaning?

It would be good to high light the dangers and stats of ladder usage on websites and literature.
Title: Re: How many WFPers get injured/killed a year
Post by: seandyer2003 on November 09, 2008, 08:39:40 pm
Of the 4 I know of, 3 were trad and 1 was WFP who got the ladders off for 1 fussy customer, and then fell from the ladders.

I don't know of any wfp related fatalities,... all ladder related.

Ladder injuries per % of ladder cleaning will go up i reckon as people become out of practice using wfp....maybe? Shows why you should drop fussy custys, they dont care about you !
Title: Re: How many WFPers get injured/killed a year
Post by: poleman on November 09, 2008, 10:50:58 pm
where can we get information like this on deaths and injuries relating to window cleaning?

It would be good to high light the dangers and stats of ladder usage on websites and literature.

RIDDOR but if there not reported then the number could be higher!
Title: Re: How many WFPers get injured/killed a year
Post by: Moderator David@stives on November 09, 2008, 11:25:33 pm
Where have you heard of the 4 window cleaning deaths this year  ?

Title: Re: How many WFPers get injured/killed a year
Post by: Nathanael Jones on November 09, 2008, 11:40:14 pm
Where have you heard of the 4 window cleaning deaths this year  ?


Various posts on other forums.
The guy who used WFP and fell from ladders on the fussy customers house was a good friend of Scrimmans. There's a sticky thread on ACS entitled "Reasons to go WFP" with a couple of the other stories too.

I personally know 2 guys who have been seriously injured falling from ladders. 1 broke his back,.. the other shattered his leg in 13 places and destroyed his ankle,... he's lucky he's able to walk again, although he is in constant pain and has a serious limp now.
Title: Re: How many WFPers get injured/killed a year
Post by: Moderator David@stives on November 09, 2008, 11:46:35 pm
Nathanael

Are you sure they are all window cleaning deaths, as they generaly dont go un noticed on this forum