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Wrekin C S

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Window Cleaner Falls In Brum
« on: August 18, 2009, 08:38:09 am »
Anyone know who this is?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/8206514.stm

bad news that -  glad to be WFP fell off few times myself when trad...

TonyD

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Re: Window Cleaner Falls In Brum
« Reply #1 on: August 18, 2009, 09:11:24 am »
Poor bloke, hope he recovers.
I'm now doing my trad from a pole, took many hours of practice on my own windows and constantly checking but I can now do a great job that way.

Re: Window Cleaner Falls In Brum
« Reply #2 on: August 18, 2009, 11:24:43 am »
I feel sorry for that guy.

Heard of a guy using wfp while standing on a flat roof, who then walked backwards off the edge.
Isn't there a website called 'The Darwin Awards?'

Re: Window Cleaner Falls In Brum
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2009, 01:22:05 pm »
just watching a guy this morning on trafford wow really quick up and down that ladder 2 runs at a time skipping along flat roofs over doors clearly very experienced and doing a good job,but i got the impression profit was more on his mind than ladder safety [the joys of youth]

wire1078

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Re: Window Cleaner Falls In Brum
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2009, 03:49:06 pm »
one accident isnt that bad considering how many window cleaners there are in the country

bad trippy

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Re: Window Cleaner Falls In Brum
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2009, 04:32:01 pm »
Here we go again
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telboy

Re: Window Cleaner Falls In Brum
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2009, 04:46:58 pm »
Here we go again

Lets not start the 'Trad v Waterfed Pole debate again .
It always starts getting nasty. ::)

williamx

Re: Window Cleaner Falls In Brum
« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2009, 06:01:51 pm »
one accident isnt that bad considering how many window cleaners there are in the country
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On average there are 12000 reported accidents and several deaths a year from falls from height.

I personally feel that is 12000 too many, and why should any window cleaner need to die just so someone can have clean windows.

Helen

Re: Window Cleaner Falls In Brum
« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2009, 07:17:08 pm »
Think it might be safer to carry ladders/wfp equipment on my back reading this for road traffic accidents ;D

•The number of people killed in road accidents fell by 1 per cent from 3,201 in 2005 to 3,172 in 2006. 31,845 people were killed or seriously injured in 2006, 1 per cent fewer than in 2005. There were 258,404 road casualties in Great Britain in 2006, 5 per cent less than in 2005.

•There were 189,161 road accidents involving personal injury in 2006, 5 per cent fewer than in 2005. Of these, 27,872 accidents involved death or serious injury, less than 1 per cent fewer than in 2005 (27,942).

•The number of deaths among car users in 2006 was 1,612, 4 per cent less than in the previous year. The number seriously injured fell by 2 per cent to 12,642. Total casualties among car users were 171,000, 4 per cent lower than 2005. Provisional traffic estimates indicate a 1 per cent rise in car and taxi traffic over the period

poleman

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Re: Window Cleaner Falls In Brum
« Reply #9 on: August 18, 2009, 10:12:14 pm »
Think it might be safer to carry ladders/wfp equipment on my back reading this for road traffic accidents ;D

•The number of people killed in road accidents fell by 1 per cent from 3,201 in 2005 to 3,172 in 2006. 31,845 people were killed or seriously injured in 2006, 1 per cent fewer than in 2005. There were 258,404 road casualties in Great Britain in 2006, 5 per cent less than in 2005.

•There were 189,161 road accidents involving personal injury in 2006, 5 per cent fewer than in 2005. Of these, 27,872 accidents involved death or serious injury, less than 1 per cent fewer than in 2005 (27,942).

•The number of deaths among car users in 2006 was 1,612, 4 per cent less than in the previous year. The number seriously injured fell by 2 per cent to 12,642. Total casualties among car users were 171,000, 4 per cent lower than 2005. Provisional traffic estimates indicate a 1 per cent rise in car and taxi traffic over the period


And your point is!

martinsadie

Re: Window Cleaner Falls In Brum
« Reply #10 on: August 18, 2009, 10:14:41 pm »
Think it might be safer to carry ladders/wfp equipment on my back reading this for road traffic accidents ;D

•The number of people killed in road accidents fell by 1 per cent from 3,201 in 2005 to 3,172 in 2006. 31,845 people were killed or seriously injured in 2006, 1 per cent fewer than in 2005. There were 258,404 road casualties in Great Britain in 2006, 5 per cent less than in 2005.

•There were 189,161 road accidents involving personal injury in 2006, 5 per cent fewer than in 2005. Of these, 27,872 accidents involved death or serious injury, less than 1 per cent fewer than in 2005 (27,942).

•The number of deaths among car users in 2006 was 1,612, 4 per cent less than in the previous year. The number seriously injured fell by 2 per cent to 12,642. Total casualties among car users were 171,000, 4 per cent lower than 2005. Provisional traffic estimates indicate a 1 per cent rise in car and taxi traffic over the period


And your point is!
point is whatever you do there is a danger,you can still get hurt in yout wfp van going to work

Helen

Re: Window Cleaner Falls In Brum
« Reply #11 on: August 19, 2009, 06:26:38 pm »
And your point is!

That over 3,000 people get killed in road traffic accidents per year in this country.
How many people are killed using ladders?
Not that I'm backing the use of ladders but get a sense of perspective here on risk and the likelyhood of something happening.

martinsadie

Re: Window Cleaner Falls In Brum
« Reply #12 on: August 19, 2009, 06:33:58 pm »
And your point is!

That over 3,000 people get killed in road traffic accidents per year in this country.
How many people are killed using ladders?
Not that I'm backing the use of ladders but get a sense of perspective here on risk and the likelyhood of something happening.
well said

tomy jackson

Re: Window Cleaner Falls In Brum
« Reply #13 on: August 19, 2009, 08:20:03 pm »
WFP safeley

CCM

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Re: Window Cleaner Falls In Brum
« Reply #14 on: August 19, 2009, 08:45:56 pm »
right, well Alvechurch is barely Birmingham..more Bromsgrove or Redditch really, despite it's postcode. but that's not the point. 20 feet...100 feet...why oh why are the messages not geting through...get off the flippin' ladders...I honestly don't know why some people are still risking their health, their business and their Families future welfare by doing stupid things that threaten everything they hold dear...is it just me ? C'mon stop being tight...invest and get Pro...now.

CCM

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Re: Window Cleaner Falls In Brum
« Reply #15 on: August 19, 2009, 08:53:46 pm »
PS: His accident was in Bentley Heath...an area of Solihull...a very affluent area...10 miles from Birmingham.

JSMC

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Re: Window Cleaner Falls In Brum
« Reply #16 on: August 19, 2009, 09:04:47 pm »
chest and back protection would be good similar to moto cross equipment but not as flashy or you would look like a power ranger or stormtrooper lol

CCM

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Re: Window Cleaner Falls In Brum
« Reply #17 on: August 19, 2009, 09:11:25 pm »
missing the point...the fall from a pole is a very short one...

martinsadie

Re: Window Cleaner Falls In Brum
« Reply #18 on: August 19, 2009, 11:06:51 pm »
right, well Alvechurch is barely Birmingham..more Bromsgrove or Redditch really, despite it's postcode. but that's not the point. 20 feet...100 feet...why oh why are the messages not geting through...get off the flippin' ladders...I honestly don't know why some people are still risking their health, their business and their Families future welfare by doing stupid things that threaten everything they hold dear...is it just me ? C'mon stop being tight...invest and get Pro...now.
i enjoy cleaning windows off ladders so why switch,wfp looks like a boring factory job to me

kenaltobelli

Re: Window Cleaner Falls In Brum
« Reply #19 on: August 20, 2009, 07:22:07 pm »
in the last moto gp they were going to ride with air bags in the leathers;
 might be an idea to get a set riged up for off the ladders could be some money in that
 get on to unger or ettorie for some r and d help ;D