Fred Dibnah laddering a chimney
- Thread starter Clive
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Died at 66 , that's good for Bolton
what off ?
incurable bladder cancer
spanners and hammers
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I was told it was a septic splinter from a wooden ladder
Some people when they can't work give up , climbing ladders is a young mans game .
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That’s what rock climbers do - it’s not difficult. Fred exposes himself to unnecessary risks, was irresponsible with his own safety and that of others. A fantastic character, brave, but reckless beyond that necessary to do the job.
In your opinion .
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That’s my professional assessment and one I’d be confident that HSE would share with me. Would you honestly think he’d pass the legal test of having reduced the risks to levels that were as low as reasonably practicable (Edwards vs NCB 1974) ?
Bladder cancer, I believe.
My professional assessment is get on with it . despite rigerous Health and Safety deaths occur , Dibnah didn't have that .
a simple rope tied around his waist and clipped to the ladder would seriously reduce the risk - even better a harness to a cleat and ground man taking up slack like a rock climber would have
pretty stupid not to imo
Do you wear a crash helmet in the tractor ? you should going by your philosophy
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I’d say that was your unconsidered opinion, rather than any professional assessment.
You really don’t understand risk assessment, do you?
no I don’t
I can’t fall 400 plus feet to my death from a tractor though can I
would you climb that tower and put those ladders up without a harness or ANY safety in place knowing one wrong move / slip or bad fixing would definitely kill you ?
I do risk assessment every day , mine encompasses common sense too .
I've rolled a tractor when a lad , f**kin hurt .
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I risk assement cannot include common sense as this is different in everyones mind
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