Evening all, well Saturday night and just watching some Grand Designs.
Having been in Contracting for over 20 years and in most recent years many SKANSKA sites I cant help but gasp with amazement at the lack of Health &Safety on programmes such as Grand Designs etc.
No PPE, no fall protection on open aspects, unshoored excavations and the list goes on.
My wife thinks I am sad and laughs at me. Tell me I am not alone out there and others share my concerns??
Now I realise that domestic builds etc are a little more relaxed than a PFI Major build but surely if there is a Main Contractor appointed and the numbers on site require CDM to be in place how do they get away with it.
When does a site/build have to be HSE registered? I know they can be visited and pohibitions served.
I personally dont feel comfortable on a site where trainers are the norm and the most important power supply on the job is for the radio, and that is 230v fed from an adjacent building.
Yes that was an actual site with a main contractor and a site manager that didnt have owt to do with us, 'Well you know what your doing dont you?'. Same tw*t later spotted at top of a triple extender ladder fixing downpipe with no one footing them.
Just back me up lads and lassess that I am not alone with my concerns.
Having been in Contracting for over 20 years and in most recent years many SKANSKA sites I cant help but gasp with amazement at the lack of Health &Safety on programmes such as Grand Designs etc.
No PPE, no fall protection on open aspects, unshoored excavations and the list goes on.
My wife thinks I am sad and laughs at me. Tell me I am not alone out there and others share my concerns??
Now I realise that domestic builds etc are a little more relaxed than a PFI Major build but surely if there is a Main Contractor appointed and the numbers on site require CDM to be in place how do they get away with it.
When does a site/build have to be HSE registered? I know they can be visited and pohibitions served.
I personally dont feel comfortable on a site where trainers are the norm and the most important power supply on the job is for the radio, and that is 230v fed from an adjacent building.
Yes that was an actual site with a main contractor and a site manager that didnt have owt to do with us, 'Well you know what your doing dont you?'. Same tw*t later spotted at top of a triple extender ladder fixing downpipe with no one footing them.
Just back me up lads and lassess that I am not alone with my concerns.