22nd September 2005, 11:29 AM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by troll
Eight places below medieval pot........
No surprise there then eh? I have not been in this business long so cannot speak as confidently as most on the long term problems, but as I was a Health, Safety and Environmental advisor in a previous incarnation I do feel that I can say (with confidence) that the current state of play with regard to H&S is a shambles, and that is where any kind of H&S culture exists at all. You turn up on site day one, and if you are lucky you get to read the job spec, read and sign the Risk Assessment (Though how many actually read the thing is another matter). Now it seems the unit has fulfilled it's contractual obligation, so lets not spoil the ambience by mentioning H&S again
We've all worked on sites with inadequate resources in the way of tool's, 2 wheelbarrows, at least one of which has a flat, three shovels one of which has no handle etc, and all of this for 12 staff, why then are we surprised that scant concern is given to basic safety elements, would'nt have anything to do with money would it?What is nice to see is that Trolls thread has started a dialogue here
that seems to make people take notice, now it needs to be spread to the workplace!! Bring it on Troll, it needs to be done, sooner the better mate.
Penfold