Working at height - H&s rules.......

[Dave_L]

On a particular site we work at, some of our work is classed as "Working at height"

This is because we are working on footpaths where the footpath is 125mm higher than the roadway. Crazy or what??

The RAMS has to address this 'situation'

It's beyond ridiculous....but all the faffing around is factored into the price, which is a godsend.

Anyone else got anything better??

[dig dug dan]

I heard about some guys at heathrow, working inside the terminal at night had to angle grind off 1 bolt, but couldnt until they obtained a "hot work permit"!
Half the trouble is the people who pander to such nonsense

[seanandruby]

That's the way it is now like lifting weights it is what you are comfortable with, could be a feather or a ton. I have waited a week sometimes at Heathrow to get the permits i need for different things
We had a dig open once to install a manhole, the safety guys stopped me because weren't sure the batter was good enough took nearly 2 months to get the go ahead after we shaved off another few
ml ??? Installing a new run to existing manhole i had to have my photo taken at the start of every shift
I could go on and on

[Dave_L]

In many places we work, you HAVE to pander to this sort of nonsense otherwise we can't work there.....you'd be chucked off site. Where we primarily work the staff have a "Challenge Health & Safety" regime hammered into them - if they see us doing something they THINK is unsafe, they come over and challenge us, even though they have no idea of what we are doing. It gets on your tits after a while..........

It's the hard hats that we have to wear despite nobody else working around us and no dangers from anything falling that gets me!

[seanandruby]

When you have H&S drummed into you it becomes part of you Dave. We are in danger of losing our jobs, therefore our way of life, mortgages/rent etc; don't get paid and your out on your arse. Some guys do overdo it and it can be annoying but best to just conform for an easy life m8 :;):

[Dave_L]

Stupid things like your hard hats cannot have vents in the top is another one!!! I had to bin mine and get a solid topped one!

[seanandruby]

But are you otherwise making money ???

[lutonlagerlout]

dave I remember the hullabaloo that came when hardhats became mandatory in the 80s
the site manager said there were exemptions

all you had to do was have a house brick dropped on your head from 20 M up

if it didnt hurt, you didnt have to wear a hard hat

same with toilets,blokes used to pee and worse all over

now everyone is used to portaloos

enjoy florida mate turn your work off for a while

LLL

[seanandruby]

Remember the days well of cement bag shit parcels. In those days houses in being built smelt strongly of piss etc:
We fought for welfare rights in the early days for improvements on building sites.

[dig dug dan]

Remember the days well of cement bag shit parcels. In those days houses in being built smelt strongly of piss etc:
We fought for welfare rights in the early days for improvements on building sites.

I see the portaloos all over the place, but who enforces the rule that you have to have them?

[seanandruby]

HSE. depending on how many people on site determines the amount of facilities..minimum of one toilet and one urinal one wash basin.

[Dave_L]

enjoy florida mate turn your work off for a while

Certainly will Tone, it all starts Wednesday

[Dave_L]

But are you otherwise making money ???

Yes.....and going home safe at the end of the day. Nothing is more important than that.

[seanandruby]

...well good, just wear the hat it's no biggy really.
Maybe put a scaffold up for the kerb
:laugh:

[dig dug dan]

HSE. depending on how many people on site determines the amount of facilities..minimum of one toilet and one urinal one wash basin.

Not so sure. They were not interested to hear about a hired micro digger that was missing its rollbar. Their response was " we will investigate if there is an accident"