Be Extra Careful…..Even H&S Can Be Bad For You!!

Aye-up,

Doing a few little jobs around the yard yesterday, I noticed an armoured electrical cable was sagging, the fastener having broken. So it’s off to get the ladder.

I got Mrs COP to hold the bottom of the ladder for my first climb. Once up, I have a piece of rope looped around the top rung so I can tie it safely.

As I put my hand around the timber to loop the rope through, a barsteward hornet the size of a fecking Albatross flew out, bounced off my forehead and droned around my head telling me it was pretty pi$$ed off.

The initial bounce off the bonce sent me reeling backwards and the buzzing around my head had me flailing my arms about, all of which upset the ladder (and Mrs COP). How I didn’t fall I have no idea.

So, by my experience, don’t tie the top of your ladder up. If I hadn’t, Hornet would have stayed asleep and I wouldn’t have had a near coronary disaster. 😉😉

Stay safe kids.

Cheers, Pete.
 

Sheep

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Location
Northern Ireland
Dangerous stuff, H&S.

My father was once given a hi-vis jacket thing, only really for visibility purposes, body warmer style, you know the type.

I was maybe 9/10 at the time, it was decided I was to wear it around the yard.

It lasted around an hour. I was sitting on a wheel loaders mudguard (stationary & off), went to jump down but the fecking hi-vis caught on the indicator arm and I was left hanging down the side of the wheel in an upper-body wedgie.

No more hi-vis for me.
 

Longlowdog

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Aberdeenshire
I have habitually replaced the laces of boots with fine dynema cord for 20 years. Never snapped a lace at an inopportune moment. However I really wished for a snapped lace the day my lace loop remained round the clutch pedal of Dirty Mary my aging Zetor as my body exited the tractor. Attempting to push ones body back into a tractor from a headstanding position when one of your feet is tied to a pedal isn't graceful and the swear jar would have been overflowing if I'd ever been stupid enough to have one. I exited the tractor body to cab for at least a week afterwards before reverting to bad habits and stepping out forward. How I didn't smash the door or wreck my knee I'll never know.
Speaking of which and with regards to H and S. 3 ex 7 guys in the council yard failed part of their loader test because they stepped out forward. It wouldn't have been so bad if they were not allowed to watch each others tests. Thankfully they got afternoon resits as the examiner was booked for the day.
 

sjt01

Member
Mixed Farmer
Location
North Norfolk
I have habitually replaced the laces of boots with fine dynema cord for 20 years. Never snapped a lace at an inopportune moment. However I really wished for a snapped lace the day my lace loop remained round the clutch pedal of Dirty Mary my aging Zetor as my body exited the tractor. Attempting to push ones body back into a tractor from a headstanding position when one of your feet is tied to a pedal isn't graceful and the swear jar would have been overflowing if I'd ever been stupid enough to have one. I exited the tractor body to cab for at least a week afterwards before reverting to bad habits and stepping out forward. How I didn't smash the door or wreck my knee I'll never know.
Speaking of which and with regards to H and S. 3 ex 7 guys in the council yard failed part of their loader test because they stepped out forward. It wouldn't have been so bad if they were not allowed to watch each others tests. Thankfully they got afternoon resits as the examiner was booked for the day.
We have had zero injuries from exiting forwards, but two badly twisted ankles from stepping backwards onto stones which cannot be seen behind your foot.
 

Jackov Altraids

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Devon
I have habitually replaced the laces of boots with fine dynema cord for 20 years. Never snapped a lace at an inopportune moment. However I really wished for a snapped lace the day my lace loop remained round the clutch pedal of Dirty Mary my aging Zetor as my body exited the tractor. Attempting to push ones body back into a tractor from a headstanding position when one of your feet is tied to a pedal isn't graceful and the swear jar would have been overflowing if I'd ever been stupid enough to have one. I exited the tractor body to cab for at least a week afterwards before reverting to bad habits and stepping out forward. How I didn't smash the door or wreck my knee I'll never know.
Speaking of which and with regards to H and S. 3 ex 7 guys in the council yard failed part of their loader test because they stepped out forward. It wouldn't have been so bad if they were not allowed to watch each others tests. Thankfully they got afternoon resits as the examiner was booked for the day.

That reminds me of a time when I couldn't stop my VW caddy at a 4 cross way. Didn't know what the hell was happening.
On closer inspection, I realised that when I'd just jumped in from feeding a bunch of sheep, my lace had caught in the door and I didn't have the necessary length to reach the brake peddle!
 

Longlowdog

Member
Livestock Farmer
Location
Aberdeenshire
@sjt01 I thoroughly agree, however... the examiner made the point that one should lower oneself to the ground and that steps and handrails are not to direct a freefall.
In addition you don't strip the skin from your shin if you slip from a mid step going forwards.
 

Flatlander

Member
Arable Farmer
Location
Lorette Manitoba
My neighbour was doing a good deed for the day by fixing a flat tire for a guy that he bought sheep from that delivered them. Tire was perished but was tubed. Blowing it up he was apparently leaning over it to check the pressure it burst,fractured his jaw in the way up and knocked him out coming down. He came to my workshop a couple of days later looking like tysons punch bag. No good deed goes unpunished.
 

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