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Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 8:25 pm
by nick65
The more your telling us Tommy the worse the situation seems to get.From where i'm sitting it seems the apprentice was left alone to diesel up by himself at the end of the day.This implys that he was responsible for locking up and securing the yard for the night as he was alone and unsupervised. The Environment agency and the H.S.E. are going to have a field day with this.Its at a top university thats often in the public light. Every science bod there will be wanting to get there pennies worth in.The management of the firm responsible will be put under the spotlight and no doubt there will be a ritual beheading followed by a scathing report, and who knows maybe Bill Oddie will turn up with his wildlife crew.
Posted: Thu Jan 08, 2009 9:17 pm
by Tommy
Seems a bit misleading, our yard is shared with the uni plumbers, chippies and electricians, who work later than us, where they park their vans, is in the eyeline with the diesel pump from our garage, so when he parked the tractor up in the garage, it was locked by one of the senior groundsmen as always. then we walk the other way round to the messroom - not passing the pump.
But yes, I do agree that it is terrible, and a great many bollockings will ensue. also we will get the book thrown at us in the future for smaller, trivial things.
The more I think about it, the more impact it seems to have on me.
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 5:58 am
by seanandruby
i feel for the young lad. was he trained up to do the diesal
etc?
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 5:36 pm
by Tommy
Yes, he had, had induction on the diesel store and pump. Thing is, this isnt the first incident that has happened with him - reversed into a bollard, broke a blower, left the jet wash out and it froze up
From what I gather, his time is limited in employment at the university.
Loads of grey sludge has appeared at the lowest point in the yard. Had a struggle getting the yard cleared of machinery, vans and such for the contractors to start the clear up this morning.
Had a little spotter plane taking photos from jsut above the tree tops for about an hour
Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 6:14 pm
by flowjoe
I bet the buck is getting pretty warm by now ! being passed around like it is 
Did some work with a spillage firm last month and its a licence to print money, sounds like a massive digging out job.
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:26 pm
by nick65
My daughter is at University in Coventry and on picking her up last night to bring her home for the weekend we chatted about many things. The calamity at Keele being one them. Keele University i was informed is a leading uni on all things Environmental, and ironically have just finished a study on the effects of Diesel spills on land and water courses.Does bad luck get any worse than that.
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:16 pm
by Tommy
The powers that be forked out £600 for the sweeper and gully machines to have a blast at clearing the majority up.
They have stopped all inlets to the main lake, and likewise stopped the outlets to lake 2 to try and contain the spills.
I have heard that Keele have put proposalo into geothermal energy to power the whole campus
Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 6:36 pm
by nick65
Ive heard that to Tommy. They do a lot of Geological studies there, and hope to become carbon neutral in the next few years once theve tapped into the Earths natural heat. Thing is they need £20m of funding to do it. Maybe they will use the Diesel spill yard as a kind of on campus pollution study classroom to bring in a few extra quid.LOL.
Posted: Mon Jan 12, 2009 8:51 pm
by Tommy
Well it seems the young lads' luck is holding, nothing been mentioned of it today, Although I think its hanging by a thread, another mistake will prove his arrival of the P45.
God knows what they are planning to do now with the yard, I really dont see them ripping it up
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 11:13 am
by Dave_L
How have things shaped up Tommy?
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 11:34 am
by Tommy
Not much change all in all from our level, but don't know what the powers that be are planning.
Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:16 pm
by flowjoe
Tommy wrote:I did work on the council for a while. Groundsman at Keele University now though, which is where it happened.
I was in your yard this morning Tommy, sat through the 25min video on site safety as part of the induction.
Had a little smile on my face when we came to the bit about spillage and polluting the lakes.
Plenty of eye candy walking around :;):
Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:50 pm
by Tommy
Haha, I wasn't, been pressured into using holidays off.
You should see the view in summer 