10th August 2012, 12:34 PM
About ten years ago I personally had to remove a hard-hat left hanging on a fence and effectively in circulation after an incident involving a contractor getting a ton or so of steel piling (big 9m jobby) dropped on his head (he survived, his legs snapping cushioned the blow very effectively...) - it hadn't crossed the minds of any of the police, HSE, ambulance, fire brigade, the contractors' own safety people or any of the million other people that turned up that maybe this went beyond 'reasonable wear and tear' for an item of PPE and it should be removed from the system...suspect they aren't that bothered? - good helmet though, barely a mark on it despite being a cheap one, so they do actually save your life occasionally :face-approve:
...although framing bolts dropped end-on from 3 floors up go straight through....
...although framing bolts dropped end-on from 3 floors up go straight through....