OK how about some views on this You have a cleaner on a step ladderCleaning in a public house Ten feet from the groundDry dusting some areas using a mopShould the cleaning company hire in something safer for him to use, protect him should he fall Or would that be safety gone madYour thoughts please
Quote from: trevor perry on July 12, 2013, 01:27:21 pmLast week I was talking to one of my domestic customers who has been an health and safety advisor for 35 years and he made a real valid point which was "when the safety at work act first came out in 1974 it was there to protect employees and public from unscrupulous employers who made them work in unsafe situations but now it has been turned on its head to try and protect employers from unscrupulous employees and public who try and claim for every misfortune hence all the need for training certificates etc which are only there to cover the employers ass and very little to do with safety"Actually your right the main reason is to protect you and others, like this its simple.Re cases of action taken against, you are very unlikely to loos a case if you have done what various law requires, re cases for compensation this is through Civil courts once you have been found guilty of not complying, what I am against is cases settled out of court to save money. Also I would stop no win no fee.
Last week I was talking to one of my domestic customers who has been an health and safety advisor for 35 years and he made a real valid point which was "when the safety at work act first came out in 1974 it was there to protect employees and public from unscrupulous employers who made them work in unsafe situations but now it has been turned on its head to try and protect employers from unscrupulous employees and public who try and claim for every misfortune hence all the need for training certificates etc which are only there to cover the employers ass and very little to do with safety"