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Safe Working Practices
Why is it that people seem to think, because you’re a signmaker, you somehow have gravity defying abilities to gain access to parts of buildings that no one else could get to safely without using a safe access platform.
I’ve just come back from looking at a job that involves awkward access. I happened to mention to the client that I would need to use a cherry picker to gain safe access.
“Can’t you just use a ladder?” he says
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“I suppose you’re just going to add the cost of hiring one onto my bill?”er..DUHH!!! (I thought whilst biting my lip) (:) (:)
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I nearly shit myself a few years ago up an 8m extension ladder, with a aluminium sign 8×4, which I lifted up the backside of the ladder, about 6.5m up it was blowing and I had visions of becoming a crippled heap on the floor or worse still dead, since then I always use a skylift, or suggest they do it themselves or find someone else….over here most accept a lift cost of between £150-200 per job.
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Phill,
That’s why I always sub out any jobs like that. 😀
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yep! me too 😛 customers think your superman!! or superwoman!! total ignorance, just to save money!!! in a rather ranting mood just looked at the footie scores!! 😮 😮
Nik
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Phil just sub it out to some cowboy sign company to do !!
Youv’e got my number haven’t you?
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I can lend you a ladder Martin. We don’t use it anymore. 😀
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Cheers John, I hope it is one of those old rickety wooden ones with half the rungs missing !!
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What are rungs martin 😛
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My best (or worst!) ladder story was when I was fitting a panatrim frame about 14 foot up. Unknowingly the foot of the ladder was sitting on a manhole cover covered by gravel. Subsequently the ladder slipped (with me on it) and only stopped when it went through a window and sat on the window ledge. By now my legs were through the rungs – if the window ledge hadn’t stopped it I’m sure I would have ended up with a couple of broken legs.
Moral of the story….. I dunno. Hurt though.
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Actually Martin, it is an aluminium ladder. It is by far and away the best made and strongest ladder we have. It has wide legs and is the safest ladder in the place.
However, the insurance muppet says we can’t use it because it doesn’t have a little yellow sticker on it.
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I have a ladder inherited from the next door neighbour who passed away 10 years ago. The ladder is wooden , only 7′ long with treads so worn there’s half the timber on each step than was intended. It sits outside gathering moss and has been kept out side for what must be 50 years! I use it for scaling my shed roof, getting in the loft etc.,
I’ve given it my own 16 stone jumpy uppy downy test and it’s so strong you wouldn’t believe it!
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