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Farm Safety Doesn't Cost the earth....
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<blockquote data-quote="robs1" data-source="post: 7668523" data-attributes="member: 1290"><p>Yes I agree safety is 99 % attitude, simply thinking dont do this because it's a risk is enough. </p><p>However look at the employment figures for "safety" officers, we had a railway embankment rebuilt here a few years ago, the hada full time banksman directing lorries back, the only danger was to him as there was nothing or no one else to hit, that is just one of a thousands employed to do similar jobs etc, how many farms could afford one let alone two or more to cover all the working hours , how long before a silage gang needs one ? </p><p>Why do you need safety advice its all common sense and from the hse days I've been on they dont have much idea, there were several scenarios demonstrated, 1st one was about manual lifting, ie no lifting heavy weights and use the right posture etc, next scenario, storage of dual wheels etc, were told to lie them down so they can't fall on kids, when challenged about picking them up they then changed to tie them to the wall, what about people climbing on them and falling off, next one was quad safety using a badly balanced trailer, safety officer stretched across trailer dragging a heavy weight in totally the wrong body position, was pulled up on that , had no reply, working at heights and was told a ladder was better than a man cage if on your own, couldnt answer when asked why not climb a ladder into the man cage. Just a few examples of their ""knowledge".</p><p>I'm not for a minute anti safety but it's a mindset of self responsibility and awareness, the patronising tone of the op message is insulting</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="robs1, post: 7668523, member: 1290"] Yes I agree safety is 99 % attitude, simply thinking dont do this because it's a risk is enough. However look at the employment figures for "safety" officers, we had a railway embankment rebuilt here a few years ago, the hada full time banksman directing lorries back, the only danger was to him as there was nothing or no one else to hit, that is just one of a thousands employed to do similar jobs etc, how many farms could afford one let alone two or more to cover all the working hours , how long before a silage gang needs one ? Why do you need safety advice its all common sense and from the hse days I've been on they dont have much idea, there were several scenarios demonstrated, 1st one was about manual lifting, ie no lifting heavy weights and use the right posture etc, next scenario, storage of dual wheels etc, were told to lie them down so they can't fall on kids, when challenged about picking them up they then changed to tie them to the wall, what about people climbing on them and falling off, next one was quad safety using a badly balanced trailer, safety officer stretched across trailer dragging a heavy weight in totally the wrong body position, was pulled up on that , had no reply, working at heights and was told a ladder was better than a man cage if on your own, couldnt answer when asked why not climb a ladder into the man cage. Just a few examples of their ""knowledge". I'm not for a minute anti safety but it's a mindset of self responsibility and awareness, the patronising tone of the op message is insulting [/QUOTE]
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