[mgba_78]

Hi
Check this out, local cleaner to me who doent like me as I pinched a job from him even though it was double to cost as the shop didnt like the guy. He said he was going to report me to HSE, trading standards, local council etc  etc blah blah as what i did was illegal and i'm probably uninsured and have no idea about H&S.
Well while driving through town other day i saw him cleaning a building and check him out.............


Over streching and stepping off the ladder onto the sill, how silly!!!!!
One thing to fall from a ladder but check the spikes on the fencing.

I may print this off and give it to him saying i have reported him due to bad practice!!

[Robert Parry]

Afraid I agree!!!!!!

You can lead a horse to water.........

Regards,

Rob

[brett walker]

  If he keeps cleaning windows like that you'll end up with all his work because he'll be dead, i wouldnt fancy landing on them spikes

Brett.

[reah]

Wow
standing with one leg in contact with the ladder above those spikey railings.
The way he is over stretching is an acident waiting to happen.
I wonder if he has any family.

[niceandclean]

T**T !!!! He will not be cleaning for much longer!!!

[Scrimble]

that is absolutly crazy, he must be mad

[Fast 1 *]

I would of just stuck my pointers on the reveal at an angle,then its comfortable work.the geezers a numpty

[Sir Squeaky]

Yeah, I can 110% guarantee he will die soon.

Not the best way to do it, but he'll probably be fine.
Get on with your own lives....... :

[Ian_Giles]

strange reply Squeaks...

This is the kind of stupidity that is speeding along all those new rules and regulations that are always coming out regards health and Safety.

This is the kind of guy who is a walking advert for all those calling for the banning of working off ladders.

you are right of course, he won't fall off his ladder anytime soon, he's probably had that account for years.
But in the current climate everything he is doing is wrong!

In the past I've done way worse than that, and to be honest, if I was still just trad cleaning there are accounts that I would do something similar.
I've no doubt he feels quite safe with one foot on that sill...

He isn't of course, one minor slip and he won't stand a chance of recovering his balance.
Thud!
One more statistic to go in the book.


Ian

[jasonl]

You have a legal responsibility to point out to him the risk in those practices, if you are aware of them, or it could potentially be you in trouble, esp now you have posted the pic here, seriously, report him for your own sake.

[M4RK]

I met a guy in Scarborough that fell off his ladders window cleaning years ago and landed on spiked rainings like that.

He was only a teenager at the time. Very very fortunate to survive, they had to cut him off.

Doesn't bear thinking about.

Mark

[dai]

I would of just stuck my pointers on the reveal at an angle,then its comfortable work.the geezers a numpty.
That's why pointers are far better for window cleaning. This picture is a perfect example of why we should all use them. They are so much safer to use, apart from WFP of course. Dai

[windows_chepstow]

I'm probably going to be told I'm stupid for this, and you maybe right...

But:

I suspect the feet of his ladders are backed up against a concrete foundation for the metal railings; so his ladders are not going to slip backwards.

The right hand side of his ladder looks like it's leaning on the sill, but also against the right hand edge of the stone window opening; a part of the building; and if he knows what he's doing, he'll angle the ladders slightly, so it can't slip left; and definately can't slip right, because of the building infrastructure is stopping it.

I also guess, because we can't see, that he's lifted his ladders up quite high, past the sill; so has a firm handhold.

Okay, his use of ladders isn't text-book; but I think it could be safe.

Please line-up, in an orderly cue to call me stupid!

[Sir Squeaky]

I'm reasonably in agreeance with you Tosh. (note that down).

It's not dangerous really, except for the stretching.
That's one thing I try not to do these days.
After you've stretched you've got to step back down onto the rung, and it's not nice.

[Pj]

Yeah, I can 110% guarantee he will die soon.

Not the best way to do it, but he'll probably be fine.
Get on with your own lives....... :

Balanced reply Rog, as generally.

[Sir Squeaky]

Yeah, I can 110% guarantee he will die soon.

Not the best way to do it, but he'll probably be fine.
Get on with your own lives....... :

Balanced reply Rog, as generally.

Balanced topic as usual....

[Sir Squeaky]

Fine thankyou Mr J.
A bit tired from a over-indulgent weekend away in Sussex, so I skived off today.

Should have gone and pestered Ross.....

Good chat section this isn't it?

[windows_chepstow]

I'm reasonably in agreeance with you Tosh. (note that down).

Note this:

I reckon that job would take around 10 minutes for a maintenance clean with a WFP; and there'd be almost no risk at all!

[Pj]

I'd allow 20 mins front.  Nice and clean

AND SAFE

I used to do this.  I can't believe it now

[matt]

what if he fell backwards though, he would have to rely on superman to be flying past to save him