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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Just been talking to the hubby who is busy knocking walls down in a house. He was doing something to the electrics and had them turned off.
Along came a chippie ? And turned the electric back on when the hubby was busy with them.
Hubby said the bloke was lucky he ducked because the hammer just missed him. Hubby wasn't happy at all he even had a sign saying don't touch.
So what incidents have you all had so he can cheer up hen he gets in lol |
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He can cheer himself up by reporting the incident to the HSE; it's a requirement under The Electricity Safety, Quality & Continuity Regulations 2002.
'Any event other than an injury and fatality which, taking into account the circumstances of the event was likely to have caused either an injury, fatality or fire and explosion.'
The individual who turned the supply back on, despite, the signage is a serious hazard to anyone working near him/her.
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My first day working in the building trade twenty years ago nearly cost me my life,i was asked to dig a trench and with the first strike of the spade i managed to chop through a outside light cable that someone had buried under the dirt which blew a two inch chunk out of the metal spade! Luckily it had a plastic handle  |
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"He can cheer himself up by reporting the incident to the HSE; it's a requirement under The Electricity Safety, Quality & Continuity Regulations 2002.
'Any event other than an injury and fatality which, taking into account the circumstances of the event was likely to have caused either an injury, fatality or fire and explosion.'
The individual who turned the supply back on, despite, the signage is a serious hazard to anyone working near him/her.
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But then he would have to turn himself in for attempted murder, for throwing a hammer at the bloke
I am sure that one of the most unreported accidents at work are unplanned pregnancies if that helps OP  |
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Over 30 years in building trade and I am a firm believer in there is no such thing as an accident, just carelessness.
It should have been correctly isolated by a qualified electrician and the chippy should have been more aware.
Glad your hubby is ok but there are far too many corners cut in the building trade still, usually by small to medium firms. However the big boys do also do it but they cover their asses by ensuring that staff fill out risk assessment and have health and safety handbooks.
That was in a lot of cases they can absolve themselves of any wrongdoing.
It's down to the HSE to prove otherwise.
I take my work safety very seriously these days.
Glad hubby ok . |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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It was a lad doing a fence for the neighbour. He took the sign off and turned the bloody thing on thinking he could use our electric.
He was putting 8' posts in 1' WTF sodding cowboys.
It was the shock obviously that got me little toe rag |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"It was a lad doing a fence for the neighbour. He took the sign off and turned the bloody thing on thinking he could use our electric.
He was putting 8' posts in 1' WTF sodding cowboys.
It was the shock obviously that got me little toe rag "
. Unfortunately...
There's always some idiot willing to kill you!.
If you can't take the fuse out of the isolator you've gotta invest in a lock off padlock so it can't be switched on, there only a couple of quid.
The general public are frankly about as half witted as they get, there like lemmings around any form of a hole and no amount of signage will stop them from harikari  |
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"He can cheer himself up by reporting the incident to the HSE; it's a requirement under The Electricity Safety, Quality & Continuity Regulations 2002.
'Any event other than an injury and fatality which, taking into account the circumstances of the event was likely to have caused either an injury, fatality or fire and explosion.'
The individual who turned the supply back on, despite, the signage is a serious hazard to anyone working near him/her.
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Unfortunately he himself did not follow the guidance given under BS7671 for carrying out Safe Isolation, which requires the supply to be locked off with only a single key able to unlock it.
Though BS7671 is not itself statutory, it is in compliance with EAWR, and EAWR does state that adequate precautions should be taken to prevent a system becoming electrically charged (by which it means carrying Safe Isolation as per BS7671)
He'd be dobbing himself in for breaking the law |
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"Unfortunately he himself did not follow the guidance given under BS7671 for carrying out Safe Isolation, which requires the supply to be locked off with only a single key able to unlock it.
Though BS7671 is not itself statutory, it is in compliance with EAWR, and EAWR does state that adequate precautions should be taken to prevent a system becoming electrically charged (by which it means carrying Safe Isolation as per BS7671)
He'd be dobbing himself in for breaking the law"
Hopefully, then, someone is going to buy a padlock. |
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"He can cheer himself up by reporting the incident to the HSE; it's a requirement under The Electricity Safety, Quality & Continuity Regulations 2002.
'Any event other than an injury and fatality which, taking into account the circumstances of the event was likely to have caused either an injury, fatality or fire and explosion.'
The individual who turned the supply back on, despite, the signage is a serious hazard to anyone working near him/her.
Unfortunately he himself did not follow the guidance given under BS7671 for carrying out Safe Isolation, which requires the supply to be locked off with only a single key able to unlock it.
Though BS7671 is not itself statutory, it is in compliance with EAWR, and EAWR does state that adequate precautions should be taken to prevent a system becoming electrically charged (by which it means carrying Safe Isolation as per BS7671)
He'd be dobbing himself in for breaking the law"
While you're both busy regurgatating lines of legislation, some of us noticed he was knocking down walls in a house- not many houses have a isolation switch you can padlock easily or a idiot proof way of securing the distro  |
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By *tonMessCouple
over a year ago
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Im a martyr for my job. I regularly come home with painty hand prints, glitter in my bra, playdoh all over the soles of my shoes, sand in my shoes, bruises mid calf from walking into little chairs, glue in my hair....
Wouldnt change my job for the world though |
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"He can cheer himself up by reporting the incident to the HSE; it's a requirement under The Electricity Safety, Quality & Continuity Regulations 2002.
'Any event other than an injury and fatality which, taking into account the circumstances of the event was likely to have caused either an injury, fatality or fire and explosion.'
The individual who turned the supply back on, despite, the signage is a serious hazard to anyone working near him/her.
Unfortunately he himself did not follow the guidance given under BS7671 for carrying out Safe Isolation, which requires the supply to be locked off with only a single key able to unlock it.
Though BS7671 is not itself statutory, it is in compliance with EAWR, and EAWR does state that adequate precautions should be taken to prevent a system becoming electrically charged (by which it means carrying Safe Isolation as per BS7671)
He'd be dobbing himself in for breaking the law
While you're both busy regurgatating lines of legislation, some of us noticed he was knocking down walls in a house- not many houses have a isolation switch you can padlock easily or a idiot proof way of securing the distro "
Note the above ‘adequate precautions’ the system which doesn’t necessarily mean carrying the safe isolation method as per BS7671... it means taking as it says ‘adequate precaution’.... as the system was re- energised the precautions were inadequate!
A simple reasonable control would be within a house with locked doors preventing access to others! |
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"He can cheer himself up by reporting the incident to the HSE; it's a requirement under The Electricity Safety, Quality & Continuity Regulations 2002.
'Any event other than an injury and fatality which, taking into account the circumstances of the event was likely to have caused either an injury, fatality or fire and explosion.'
The individual who turned the supply back on, despite, the signage is a serious hazard to anyone working near him/her.
Unfortunately he himself did not follow the guidance given under BS7671 for carrying out Safe Isolation, which requires the supply to be locked off with only a single key able to unlock it.
Though BS7671 is not itself statutory, it is in compliance with EAWR, and EAWR does state that adequate precautions should be taken to prevent a system becoming electrically charged (by which it means carrying Safe Isolation as per BS7671)
He'd be dobbing himself in for breaking the law
While you're both busy regurgatating lines of legislation, some of us noticed he was knocking down walls in a house- not many houses have a isolation switch you can padlock easily or a idiot proof way of securing the distro
Note the above ‘adequate precautions’ the system which doesn’t necessarily mean carrying the safe isolation method as per BS7671... it means taking as it says ‘adequate precaution’.... as the system was re- energised the precautions were inadequate!
A simple reasonable control would be within a house with locked doors preventing access to others! "
It wouldn't stop another trade with access to the site being a fucking numpty though- only real solution (if pulling the main fuse isn't possible) would be to remove the feed from the relevant outgoing circuit, which would require the removal of the distro front cover to reinstate it- or thretening to wire the knackers of anyone touching the power without asking, so said mains supply |
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"He can cheer himself up by reporting the incident to the HSE; it's a requirement under The Electricity Safety, Quality & Continuity Regulations 2002.
'Any event other than an injury and fatality which, taking into account the circumstances of the event was likely to have caused either an injury, fatality or fire and explosion.'
The individual who turned the supply back on, despite, the signage is a serious hazard to anyone working near him/her.
Unfortunately he himself did not follow the guidance given under BS7671 for carrying out Safe Isolation, which requires the supply to be locked off with only a single key able to unlock it.
Though BS7671 is not itself statutory, it is in compliance with EAWR, and EAWR does state that adequate precautions should be taken to prevent a system becoming electrically charged (by which it means carrying Safe Isolation as per BS7671)
He'd be dobbing himself in for breaking the law
While you're both busy regurgatating lines of legislation, some of us noticed he was knocking down walls in a house- not many houses have a isolation switch you can padlock easily or a idiot proof way of securing the distro "
You can buy a lock-off kit on Amazon for £20 or less.
That will fit all modern consumer units. If it's an old-fashioned rewireable board you can pull the fuse.
I mean...if you wanna argue that your life ain't worth £20 then be my guest, but it's not really that hard to be safe... |
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"He can cheer himself up by reporting the incident to the HSE; it's a requirement under The Electricity Safety, Quality & Continuity Regulations 2002.
'Any event other than an injury and fatality which, taking into account the circumstances of the event was likely to have caused either an injury, fatality or fire and explosion.'
The individual who turned the supply back on, despite, the signage is a serious hazard to anyone working near him/her.
Unfortunately he himself did not follow the guidance given under BS7671 for carrying out Safe Isolation, which requires the supply to be locked off with only a single key able to unlock it.
Though BS7671 is not itself statutory, it is in compliance with EAWR, and EAWR does state that adequate precautions should be taken to prevent a system becoming electrically charged (by which it means carrying Safe Isolation as per BS7671)
He'd be dobbing himself in for breaking the law
While you're both busy regurgatating lines of legislation, some of us noticed he was knocking down walls in a house- not many houses have a isolation switch you can padlock easily or a idiot proof way of securing the distro
Note the above ‘adequate precautions’ the system which doesn’t necessarily mean carrying the safe isolation method as per BS7671... it means taking as it says ‘adequate precaution’.... as the system was re- energised the precautions were inadequate!
A simple reasonable control would be within a house with locked doors preventing access to others!
It wouldn't stop another trade with access to the site being a fucking numpty though- only real solution (if pulling the main fuse isn't possible) would be to remove the feed from the relevant outgoing circuit, which would require the removal of the distro front cover to reinstate it- or thretening to wire the knackers of anyone touching the power without asking, so said mains supply"
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"Just been talking to the hubby who is busy knocking walls down in a house. He was doing something to the electrics and had them turned off.
Along came a chippie ? And turned the electric back on when the hubby was busy with them.
Hubby said the bloke was lucky he ducked because the hammer just missed him. Hubby wasn't happy at all he even had a sign saying don't touch.
So what incidents have you all had so he can cheer up hen he gets in lol"
Should have had it locked off at the DB and labeled clearly using the appropriate lock out device.
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"He can cheer himself up by reporting the incident to the HSE; it's a requirement under The Electricity Safety, Quality & Continuity Regulations 2002.
'Any event other than an injury and fatality which, taking into account the circumstances of the event was likely to have caused either an injury, fatality or fire and explosion.'
The individual who turned the supply back on, despite, the signage is a serious hazard to anyone working near him/her.
Unfortunately he himself did not follow the guidance given under BS7671 for carrying out Safe Isolation, which requires the supply to be locked off with only a single key able to unlock it.
Though BS7671 is not itself statutory, it is in compliance with EAWR, and EAWR does state that adequate precautions should be taken to prevent a system becoming electrically charged (by which it means carrying Safe Isolation as per BS7671)
He'd be dobbing himself in for breaking the law
While you're both busy regurgatating lines of legislation, some of us noticed he was knocking down walls in a house- not many houses have a isolation switch you can padlock easily or a idiot proof way of securing the distro
You can buy a lock-off kit on Amazon for £20 or less.
That will fit all modern consumer units. If it's an old-fashioned rewireable board you can pull the fuse.
I mean...if you wanna argue that your life ain't worth £20 then be my guest, but it's not really that hard to be safe..."
agreed! Loads of methods that, if you aren’t a cowboy with little respect for safety of yourself and others, can be used to ensure safety! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"He can cheer himself up by reporting the incident to the HSE; it's a requirement under The Electricity Safety, Quality & Continuity Regulations 2002.
'Any event other than an injury and fatality which, taking into account the circumstances of the event was likely to have caused either an injury, fatality or fire and explosion.'
The individual who turned the supply back on, despite, the signage is a serious hazard to anyone working near him/her.
Unfortunately he himself did not follow the guidance given under BS7671 for carrying out Safe Isolation, which requires the supply to be locked off with only a single key able to unlock it.
Though BS7671 is not itself statutory, it is in compliance with EAWR, and EAWR does state that adequate precautions should be taken to prevent a system becoming electrically charged (by which it means carrying Safe Isolation as per BS7671)
He'd be dobbing himself in for breaking the law
While you're both busy regurgatating lines of legislation, some of us noticed he was knocking down walls in a house- not many houses have a isolation switch you can padlock easily or a idiot proof way of securing the distro "
Yes they do ! I carry a full lock out kit in my van with my own personal padlocks to which only I have a key. If in the unlikely event that there was no means of isolating and locking off in the conventional manner, then alternative means should be employed to carry out safe isolation, even it meant the DNO disconnecting the supply at their intake. It may sound petty and even pedantic - but you only get electrocuted once |
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By *ddibleMan
over a year ago
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I know I shouldn't but when people start talking about health and safety in the workplace my eyes glaze over and my brain switches off. Surely it would be a lot safer to allow me to use a fork to get my baguette out of the toaster or park my car next to the fire escape?? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I injured myself using a saw today. I have an 8" gash (no jokes please), it bled profusely and the only one I could report it to, was my dog. I was in my back garden.
I'm too enthusiastic  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I know I shouldn't but when people start talking about health and safety in the workplace my eyes glaze over and my brain switches off. Surely it would be a lot safer to allow me to use a fork to get my baguette out of the toaster or park my car next to the fire escape?? "
A lot of people don't take health and safety very seriously or treat it as a hindrance to getting the job done,right up to the moment when somebody does something un healthy or unsafe and someone else starts bleeding or screaming. It's a bit late then. |
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By *ddibleMan
over a year ago
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"I know I shouldn't but when people start talking about health and safety in the workplace my eyes glaze over and my brain switches off. Surely it would be a lot safer to allow me to use a fork to get my baguette out of the toaster or park my car next to the fire escape??
A lot of people don't take health and safety very seriously or treat it as a hindrance to getting the job done,right up to the moment when somebody does something un healthy or unsafe and someone else starts bleeding or screaming. It's a bit late then."
Yes I know I actually ZZZzzzzzzzzzzzz Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Sorry
Ooh! Shiney things,,,, |
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"Just been talking to the hubby who is busy knocking walls down in a house. He was doing something to the electrics and had them turned off.
Along came a chippie ? And turned the electric back on when the hubby was busy with them.
Hubby said the bloke was lucky he ducked because the hammer just missed him. Hubby wasn't happy at all he even had a sign saying don't touch.
So what incidents have you all had so he can cheer up hen he gets in lol"
Put tape over the switch |
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"I know I shouldn't but when people start talking about health and safety in the workplace my eyes glaze over and my brain switches off. Surely it would be a lot safer to allow me to use a fork to get my baguette out of the toaster or park my car next to the fire escape??
A lot of people don't take health and safety very seriously or treat it as a hindrance to getting the job done,right up to the moment when somebody does something un healthy or unsafe and someone else starts bleeding or screaming. It's a bit late then.
Yes I know I actually ZZZzzzzzzzzzzzz Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Sorry
Ooh! Shiney things,,,,"
Accidents never just happen,they are always caused. Usually by somebody not doing what they are supposed to be doing. I just hope I have my hard hat and safety glasses available when I need them. |
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I saw an aircraft being pushed back into a blast barrier, the tug driver wasn't aware the barrier had been moved 30 foot nearer the end of the taxiway centre line. He nearly ripped the tail off an Airbus 320, not dangerous as such but it did cause HELL. |
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I’ve had a good few. In my old job on a farm I got my boot caught in the mechanism of a steel conveyor that carried straw bales up and dropped them into a chopping machine. I was slowly getting carried up towards the chopper at the rate of a foot every 20 seconds, there was nothing I could do, luckily my mate walked around the corner as I neared the top and he hit the emergency stop button just in time. Scary stuff.
Another time I was in the workshop and it was break time, one of the lads came in the yard in a tractor so I ran from the workshop and went to jump in the foot step to get a left to the canteen, I missed my footing but just grabbed onto the handle, the big wheel of the tractor grazed my left leg and nearly suck me under, I pushed myself away and rolled backwards away from it. My mate in the tractor thought I’d be squished, he went mad at me.
I’ve got three good sized scars, two on my hands and one on my shoulder from incidents in my current job. |
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"I injured myself using a saw today. I have an 8" gash (no jokes please), it bled profusely and the only one I could report it to, was my dog. I was in my back garden.
I'm too enthusiastic "
Ouch hope it heels soon xx |
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Watched someone in work fall down a hole in the floor.
It was cordoned off and had warning signs up but they were carrying a tray of tea and were concentrating on that...
Wallop!
Luckily she wasn't hurt but was so funny to watch!
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This will make everyone laugh.
I started a job in a cafe and the beans got stuck and me being me decided to stick my finger in the coffee grinder and turn it on to get it unstuck....still got the scar 2 years later, blood was everywhere and had to clean it all, thankfully it was a quiet day!! And their was the time I got avocado finger, having never even seen one I was making a sandwich there and I saw something red on it and saw my finger, wasnt pretty! Yes I threw it all away and started again with a nice blue plaster on.
It wasn’t at work but I fell off a rope swing once and cracked my elbow and the pain was immense!!! And it was black and blue for weeks, first and only time I let myself go with the kids and try something fun, now the kids are ultra protective of me and listen out for the ‘mummy cry’ of ‘wooooohhhaa’ when ever I am on ever so slight rough ‘terrain’ (I little bumpy ground to you and I!)
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Worse thing I have done is nearly taking my finger tip off with some hedge trimmer. That was before I met Dave. He won't let me near his table saws or chainsaws. Wonder why |
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"This will make everyone laugh.
I started a job in a cafe and the beans got stuck and me being me decided to stick my finger in the coffee grinder and turn it on to get it unstuck....still got the scar 2 years later, blood was everywhere and had to clean it all, thankfully it was a quiet day!! And their was the time I got avocado finger, having never even seen one I was making a sandwich there and I saw something red on it and saw my finger, wasnt pretty! Yes I threw it all away and started again with a nice blue plaster on.
It wasn’t at work but I fell off a rope swing once and cracked my elbow and the pain was immense!!! And it was black and blue for weeks, first and only time I let myself go with the kids and try something fun, now the kids are ultra protective of me and listen out for the ‘mummy cry’ of ‘wooooohhhaa’ when ever I am on ever so slight rough ‘terrain’ (I little bumpy ground to you and I!)
Geeky x"
What happened to the coffee grinder? |
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"This will make everyone laugh.
I started a job in a cafe and the beans got stuck and me being me decided to stick my finger in the coffee grinder and turn it on to get it unstuck....still got the scar 2 years later, blood was everywhere and had to clean it all, thankfully it was a quiet day!! And their was the time I got avocado finger, having never even seen one I was making a sandwich there and I saw something red on it and saw my finger, wasnt pretty! Yes I threw it all away and started again with a nice blue plaster on.
It wasn’t at work but I fell off a rope swing once and cracked my elbow and the pain was immense!!! And it was black and blue for weeks, first and only time I let myself go with the kids and try something fun, now the kids are ultra protective of me and listen out for the ‘mummy cry’ of ‘wooooohhhaa’ when ever I am on ever so slight rough ‘terrain’ (I little bumpy ground to you and I!)
Geeky x
What happened to the coffee grinder?"
Oh it was fine, some beans got stuck as I over done it. As for my poor finger lol |
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"This will make everyone laugh.
I started a job in a cafe and the beans got stuck and me being me decided to stick my finger in the coffee grinder and turn it on to get it unstuck....still got the scar 2 years later, blood was everywhere and had to clean it all, thankfully it was a quiet day!! And their was the time I got avocado finger, having never even seen one I was making a sandwich there and I saw something red on it and saw my finger, wasnt pretty! Yes I threw it all away and started again with a nice blue plaster on.
It wasn’t at work but I fell off a rope swing once and cracked my elbow and the pain was immense!!! And it was black and blue for weeks, first and only time I let myself go with the kids and try something fun, now the kids are ultra protective of me and listen out for the ‘mummy cry’ of ‘wooooohhhaa’ when ever I am on ever so slight rough ‘terrain’ (I little bumpy ground to you and I!)
Geeky x
What happened to the coffee grinder?
Oh it was fine, some beans got stuck as I over done it. As for my poor finger lol"
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"So what happens if you work in food industry and someone drops something 9n the floor and you slip on in
Is that classed as carelessness???
Who is at fault
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It's an accident, it wasnt done deliberately.
We need to ban all these claims and focus on the real accidents.
If we kill this Americanized culture that we have adopted then the real injured parties might get their chance.
It's just another page on the Uk's lazy claim culture. |
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"So what happens if you work in food industry and someone drops something 9n the floor and you slip on in
Is that classed as carelessness???
Who is at fault
It's an accident, it wasnt done deliberately.
We need to ban all these claims and focus on the real accidents.
If we kill this Americanized culture that we have adopted then the real injured parties might get their chance.
It's just another page on the Uk's lazy claim culture. "
It's something that could lead to serious injury though. Carrying something hot and you slip in the floor causing burns etc.
I guess determining fault would lol at the company and their information, instruction training and supervision practices. Staff should be aware of the hazards working in a kitchen bring and should be responsible for cleaning up anything they spill.
Ultimately 'blame' will lie with the company and it will be them investigated by the HSE for and health and safety breaches. |
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"So what happens if you work in food industry and someone drops something 9n the floor and you slip on in
Is that classed as carelessness???
Who is at fault
It's an accident, it wasnt done deliberately.
We need to ban all these claims and focus on the real accidents.
If we kill this Americanized culture that we have adopted then the real injured parties might get their chance.
It's just another page on the Uk's lazy claim culture. "
Americanized! Deliberate? |
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"So what happens if you work in food industry and someone drops something 9n the floor and you slip on in
Is that classed as carelessness???
Who is at fault
It's an accident, it wasnt done deliberately.
We need to ban all these claims and focus on the real accidents.
If we kill this Americanized culture that we have adopted then the real injured parties might get their chance.
It's just another page on the Uk's lazy claim culture. "
Also, as you say an accident is not a deliberate act so what in your mind is a real accident?
I do agree that claim culture is increasing and the pay outs are ridiculous though. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Why should we kill the Americanized claim culture.
If someone causes someone else to be off work,can't pay their bills and rent,Why shouldn't the injured party be compensated?
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"So what happens if you work in food industry and someone drops something 9n the floor and you slip on in
Is that classed as carelessness???
Who is at fault
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Whoever dropped the stuff and didn't clear it up.
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"So what happens if you work in food industry and someone drops something 9n the floor and you slip on in
Is that classed as carelessness???
Who is at fault
It's an accident, it wasnt done deliberately.
We need to ban all these claims and focus on the real accidents.
If we kill this Americanized culture that we have adopted then the real injured parties might get their chance.
It's just another page on the Uk's lazy claim culture.
Americanized! Deliberate? "
I thought it was just me 
Yes this person slipped through the consuqeuenced of another employee not doing their work carefully. Slipping and falling could cause paralysis if they landed badly. I don’t think this should be scoffed at, at all. The company needs to implement procedure to make the chances of dropping anything less and then a procedure to alert others until the mess has been cleaned. I think supermarkets seem to manage this fairly okay.
We both work in construction and both take H&S very seriously. Loss of earnings just to injury or even loss of life is not a dull subject and those that think it is are going to be more susceptible for not listening. |
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"I haven’t claimed anything or wouldn’t dream of it
I just wondered who is to blame"
Morally it would be the person who didn't clean up the spill. Legally I dint think they can be held accountable so it would be the company if the accident was serious enough to warrant a case.
If it's just an internal investigation then the management should have a word with whoever caused the spill and understand why it wasn't cleaned up or signs put out. Additional training should be given where needed abd recorded in the investigation. Risk assessments and safe systems of work should be reviewed following any accident |
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"I haven’t claimed anything or wouldn’t dream of it
I just wondered who is to blame"
I would say your colleague if your employer has adequate H&S procedures and training in place.
Otherwise your employer. Hope you didn’t get too badly hurt. |
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"I haven’t claimed anything or wouldn’t dream of it
I just wondered who is to blame
I would say your colleague if your employer has adequate H&S procedures and training in place.
Otherwise your employer. Hope you didn’t get too badly hurt. "
Following Evie’s post above. My post meand Blame as in just that; who is at fault. Legally it would lie with your employer. |
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"So what happens if you work in food industry and someone drops something 9n the floor and you slip on in
Is that classed as carelessness???
Who is at fault
It's an accident, it wasnt done deliberately.
We need to ban all these claims and focus on the real accidents.
If we kill this Americanized culture that we have adopted then the real injured parties might get their chance.
It's just another page on the Uk's lazy claim culture. "
This is why health & safety is such a hot topic, companies are getting claims squished by turning to health and safety. I have a mate that pays for a consultant to give him advise on H&S, he reckons it is saving him a fortune on claims. |
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"I haven’t claimed anything or wouldn’t dream of it
I just wondered who is to blame
I would say your colleague if your employer has adequate H&S procedures and training in place.
Otherwise your employer. Hope you didn’t get too badly hurt.
Following Evie’s post above. My post meand Blame as in just that; who is at fault. Legally it would lie with your employer. "
HASAW section 7 covers this! |
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"I haven’t claimed anything or wouldn’t dream of it
I just wondered who is to blame
I would say your colleague if your employer has adequate H&S procedures and training in place.
Otherwise your employer. Hope you didn’t get too badly hurt.
Following Evie’s post above. My post meand Blame as in just that; who is at fault. Legally it would lie with your employer.
HASAW section 7 covers this! "
Don't forget the MHSWR section 14, could come into play |
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By *oo32Man
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Close calls happen all the time at work and 90% of the time they go unreported....a good few sites ive been on lately have safety observation report cards...youd be suprised how actually stupid some people can be though...it was more than a close one for your guy...and he should def report whoever turned it back on |
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"Why should we kill the Americanized claim culture.
If someone causes someone else to be off work,can't pay their bills and rent,Why shouldn't the injured party be compensated?
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Because there are far too many freeloaders who see this as an entitlement.
There needs to be far tighter control and send a few false claimants to prison to help put a stop to it.
Hence my comment on the "real" claimants. |
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"I haven’t claimed anything or wouldn’t dream of it
I just wondered who is to blame
I would say your colleague if your employer has adequate H&S procedures and training in place.
Otherwise your employer. Hope you didn’t get too badly hurt.
Following Evie’s post above. My post meand Blame as in just that; who is at fault. Legally it would lie with your employer.
HASAW section 7 covers this!
Don't forget the MHSWR section 14, could come into play"
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"Close calls happen all the time at work and 90% of the time they go unreported....a good few sites ive been on lately have safety observation report cards...youd be suprised how actually stupid some people can be though...it was more than a close one for your guy...and he should def report whoever turned it back on"
Sort of but the requirement is for the person isolating power to ensure it cannot be reenergised - turned off the power.... drills not working I’ll check trip switches ... aaahh ..... I’ll just reset! Not unreasonable the other party may well have assumed, incorrectly, that anyone with an ounce of sense, or professionalism, would have isolated the circuit/s he needed to and that they would have made it hard work to switch on!
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"Just been talking to the hubby who is busy knocking walls down in a house. He was doing something to the electrics and had them turned off.
Along came a chippie ? And turned the electric back on when the hubby was busy with them.
Hubby said the bloke was lucky he ducked because the hammer just missed him. Hubby wasn't happy at all he even had a sign saying don't touch.
So what incidents have you all had so he can cheer up hen he gets in lol"
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"Close calls happen all the time at work and 90% of the time they go unreported....a good few sites ive been on lately have safety observation report cards...youd be suprised how actually stupid some people can be though...it was more than a close one for your guy...and he should def report whoever turned it back on
Sort of but the requirement is for the person isolating power to ensure it cannot be reenergised - turned off the power.... drills not working I’ll check trip switches ... aaahh ..... I’ll just reset! Not unreasonable the other party may well have assumed, incorrectly, that anyone with an ounce of sense, or professionalism, would have isolated the circuit/s he needed to and that they would have made it hard work to switch on!
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You would actually be amazed at the stupidity of some people though...
I knew of a chap who did almost everything right - isolated the supply, locked it off, placed signage stating "Electrician at Work"...
His one mistake was having a lock with more than one key. His boss ignored the sign, undid the lock and turned the power back on, frying him in the process.
Some people  |
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A friend of mine was telling me when he was doing his sniper cadre one of the other lads accidently blew his own head off in a container with all his mates sat around him, he'd sat down and rested the butt of the rifle on his foot and it went off, nasty |
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