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Ian_Giles

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WFP'ers & The POLICE, it's official!
« on: March 11, 2005, 05:36:28 pm »
Stands back in amazement :o

I read in todays Daily Mail that, just like us WFP'ers, the police won't climb ladders ;D
While investigating a reported crime on a church, the police refused to climb a couple of short ladders to view the damage caused by vandals :-\
Seems it was a case of, 'Health & safety mate, can't climb up there, might do ourselves a mischief.'
To quote from the Mail about another incident with the police and safety;
'In 2003, Lord Condon and Sir John Stevens, both former commissioners of the metropolitan Police, were taken to court for failing to ensure the 'health, safety and welfare of officers' after a constable fell through a roof while chasing two burglars.'

Mind how you go now ;)


Ian
Ian. ISM CLEANING SERVICES

Re: WFP'ers & The POLICE, it's official!
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2005, 08:26:37 pm »
Ian,

It was the Daily Express, (unless the Daily Mail ran the same story). 

It turned out okay in the end, quote, "But a photographer, whithout official ladder training bravely scaled the two sets of 12ft ladders and took photos of the damage to give to the police".

The paper also said: "A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said later: "Health and Safety Executive guidlines suggest that all surfaces should be presumed fragile in the first instance".

It was all to do with some vandalism (probably caused by Chavs) on a church roof.

Ian_Giles

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Re: WFP'ers & The POLICE, it's official!
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2005, 11:40:23 pm »
The mail obviously ran the same story..........pathetic isn't it?............2 papers running the same story ;D

lol

It's a good job we have brave journalists who aren't afraid to scale a 12 foot ladder in pursuit of a story :-\

Ian
Ian. ISM CLEANING SERVICES

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Re: WFP'ers & The POLICE, it's official!
« Reply #3 on: March 12, 2005, 07:28:12 am »
Lets hope it's not the Fire Service next  >:(

Re: WFP'ers & The POLICE, it's official!
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2005, 08:33:52 am »
A few years ago, a soldier in the Royal Signals, whose job it was, was to climb telegraph poles and fix communication lines.  Anyway, while carrying out his duties, he fell from a ladder and injured himself.

He was an experienced soldier and had spent years doing his job; ie climbing ladders.  However, in this day of litigation, he took the army to court and won a large compensation claim from the MOD.  His claim hinged round the point that he'd never received any form of ladder training!  Despite the fact he'd been doing it for years.

I guess employers are covering their backs.