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Kayos
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Look, if someone has been doing something for 40 years and is OK then it must be fine
Bloody health and safety professionals, what do they know? As long as the person doing it feels it's safe then it is fine, and they are free to advise others to do it
Look at this, I bet they didn't even consult the forum before publishing
Cancer and construction: Silica - HSE
Information on silica and the risks to construction workers from exposure to silica.
Brad93
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We hired a road compressor recently as ours has packed up for £65 a day
silicosis is nothing new, I had a book on industrial illness's that was written in the 1930's there was a chapter in how bad silicosis is for you, at least we have the regulations to reduce its impact and remove it from the workplace.
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Well, if people follow the regulations. You've only got to look at the shaved apes using petrol saws in a cloud of dust to see many/most don't. Frequently carrying out the work on behalf of councils and highways. The 'driveway and paving specialists' are worse, doing an entire driver's worth of block paver cuts.
Five minutes to fill and connect a suppression bottle is too much hassle apparently.
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We currently have an inspection blitz in the construction sector where we will be looking at exactly this (and other) issues. I suspect much enforcement will be takenWell, if people follow the regulations. You've only got to look at the shaved apes using petrol saws in a cloud of dust to see many/most don't. Frequently carrying out the work on behalf of councils and highways. The 'driveway and paving specialists' are worse, doing an entire driver's worth of block paver cuts.
Five minutes to fill and connect a suppression bottle is too much hassle apparently.
Cuthy246
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Have seen many a dry cut on sites up here, mostly seems to be from smaller contractors coming onto site for specific jobs. Some sites are better than others and give them a bollocking if they see it happening. All depends on the site management, they have all the risk assessments and methods statements in place but don't always follow through with enforcing them.
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Well, if people follow the regulations. You've only got to look at the shaved apes using petrol saws in a cloud of dust to see many/most don't. Frequently carrying out the work on behalf of councils and highways. The 'driveway and paving specialists' are worse, doing an entire driver's worth of block paver cuts.
Five minutes to fill and connect a suppression bottle is too much hassle apparently.
And they're not all "shaved apes" I was watching one of those DIY renovation programmes where a lady was clearing her garden, the horticultural lady started the chainsaw and handed it over so she could cut some shrubbery down, PPE consisted of jeans, tee shirt and sandals, she'd never used a chainsaw before
Cato
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Well if you and/or your colleagues fancy driving around Birmingham and Coventry one day you'll probably have enough to keep you going for a year.
It seems to be mostly Council or Highways contractors along with private drive companies around here. Little to no supervision and a 'never mind the quality feel the width' approach to the work.
The difference between that and clouds of silica dust billowing about is the potential 'victim'. With the chainsaw unless she goes full Jason it would just be her. The shaved apes cutting kerbs, slabs, blocks etc are causing hundreds of passers-by to breath in a known carcinogen. They know it's wrong (CSCS holders) but just don't care.And they're not all "shaved apes" I was watching one of those DIY renovation programmes where a lady was clearing her garden, the horticultural lady started the chainsaw and handed it over so she could cut some shrubbery down, PPE consisted of jeans, tee shirt and sandals, she'd never used a chainsaw before
Aside from @Parm doing his thing it can't be long before there's a civil case against one of the companies and then ultimately a local authority.
Parm
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slim_boy_fat
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People smoke for 40 + years without a problem, another group smoke RIP, sensible precautions are there to mitigate the risk, thats great but don't moan if it catches up with you.
@Parm is a gov H&S employee, I think he has a duty to point out the risks, if we don't take the advice our bad luck, just seen two friends die after lugging oxy bottles round for years, they had the "I will be alright" attitude.
@Parm is a gov H&S employee, I think he has a duty to point out the risks, if we don't take the advice our bad luck, just seen two friends die after lugging oxy bottles round for years, they had the "I will be alright" attitude.
Cato
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Yes, but you asked it on this forum.
You should be quite chuffed at how long it stayed on topic to be honest.
Its a consistently unfortunate turn for many threads these days.... :-(
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i hope you employ a fair few hundred staff to police it and enforce it. my health is marvelous for the stuff i do but i wear protection and certainly wont work where clowns are cutting with stihlsaws in or out or any dust or kingpan or anyone even sweeping up
so i certainly dont need a cermon on it
brightspark
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did they end up with a bad back
thats all i suffer from
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You're the one who keeps bleating on about using the stuff, even though you know you shouldn't be.i hope you employ a fair few hundred staff to police it and enforce it. my health is marvelous for the stuff i do but i wear protection and certainly wont work where clowns are cutting with stihlsaws in or out or any dust or kingpan or anyone even sweeping up
Don't ever mention it on here again please, it's borderline trolling.
