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Carpenter falls off ladder loses €60k claim.

James Bond Junior

My father fell off a ladder in his early thirties and has a fine scar on his face since. Why did he fall? Because he didn't have the ladder positioned safely and it was rickety.

We need to start taking responsibly for our actions in this country a bit more and stop the blame game.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/circuit-court/carpenter-who-fell-off-ladder-fails-in-60-000-damages-claim-1.3027605?mode=amp

This guy had received training and put up the ladder incorrectly yet wanted to blame someone else for his negligence.

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me_irl

Horrendous picture of the victim in that article.

How dare they stoop so low to post that!

bear1

And it's a win for common sense.

Satts

Did you hear about the guy who saw a sign, "Climb this ladder to Success".
The guy climbed the ladder and when he got to the top there was a guy already at the top and he said to him "Hi, I'm Cess".

Winterlong

No decision on costs.

howamidifferent

As for the result of the case....

Pride comes before a fall...

I'll get my coat.

Jack the Stripper

What James Bond film did he fall off the ladder?

Armchair Andy

Anyone ever read "his own misfortune "? Worth a read?

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James Bond Junior wrote: »

My father fell of a ladder in his early thirties and has a fine scar on his face since. Why did he fall? Because he didn't have the ladder positioned safely and it was rickety.

We need to start taking responsibly for our actions in this country a bit more and stop the blame game.

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/circuit-court/carpenter-who-fell-off-ladder-fails-in-60-000-damages-claim-1.3027605?mode=amp

This guy had received training and put up the ladder incorrectly yet wanted to blame someone else for his negligence.

My great grandad died of a pneumonia in the 1930s that would today be easily treatable today.

Bloody snowflakes these days.

Bring back consumptive tuberculosis and endemic illiteracy, I say; what what!

razorblunt

Still better than Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars.

SEPT 23 1989

do some people actually need to be trained to use a ladder?

jonon9

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

do some people actually need to be trained to use a ladder?

You be surprised by the number of people who don't know how to use a ladder properly.

Kimbot

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

do some people actually need to be trained to use a ladder?

Obviously.

Just like those stupid bloody manual handling courses.

jonon9

jonnycivic wrote: »

Obviously.

Just like those stupid bloody manual handling courses.

Don't forget the ever outdated safe pass where even a dog could pass.

Armchair Andy

jonon9 wrote:

Don't forget the ever outdated safe pass where even a dog could pass.

Tick the box. Hand over the moola.

K.Flyer

jonon9 wrote: »

Don't forget the ever outdated safe pass where even a dog could pass.

Biggest contrived racket ever.

jonon9

K.Flyer wrote: »

Biggest contrived racket ever.

How to pass the safe pass by knowing the following words.

1: Cement burns
2: Vibration White finger (Raynaud's syndrome)
3: PPE
4: Storage of chemicals

Boom you passed, see you in four years.

Followed by Manual handling:

Instructor: Lift that box.
Me: Lifts box the right way (back straight knees bent)
Instructor: good man you passed.

Roger Hassenforder

jonon9 wrote: »

How to pass the safe pass by knowing the following words.

1: Cement burns
2: Vibration White finger (Raynaud's syndrome)
3: PPE
4: Storage of chemicals

Boom you passed, see you in four years.

Followed by Manual handling:

Instructor: Lift that box.
Me: Lifts box the right way (back straight knees bent)
Instructor: good man you passed.

I hope he assessed the load correctly

jonon9

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

I hope he assessed the load correctly

Yip give it an aul kick with your foot first :pac:

suicide_circus

Haha delighted for him, fcuking compo culture is the reason everyone's insurance premiums are through the roof

Roger Hassenforder

jonon9 wrote: »

Yip give it an aul kick with your foot first :pac:

with a Golden Pages book in the box

jonon9

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

with a Golden Pages book in the box

I see your no stranger to the box then.

K.Flyer

jonon9 wrote: »

How to pass the safe pass by knowing the following words.

1: Cement burns
2: Vibration White finger (Raynaud's syndrome)
3: PPE
4: Storage of chemicals

Boom you passed, see you in four years.

Followed by Manual handling:

Instructor: Lift that box.
Me: Lifts box the right way (back straight knees bent)
Instructor: good man you passed.

Things I remember from my last one...

Dealing with vehicles reversing up to open trenches..
Using a starting handle on a dumper truck..
Correct signage and locations for scaffolding..
Forms, Forms, more Forms, which I will never see again.
Something something something else.
Approx 1 hr or so of a full day was there anything in relation to my trade as a Plumbing and Heating contractor.
But surprisingly enough, some didn't pass that day. That was the worrying bit, considering every question was in relation to everything you had just heard him telling you.

jonon9

K.Flyer wrote: »

Things I remember from my last one...

Dealing with vehicles reversing up to open trenches..
Using a starting handle on a dumper truck..
Correct signage and locations for scaffolding..
Forms, Forms, more Forms, which I will never see again.
Something something something else.
Approx 1 hr or so of a full day was there anything in relation to my trade as a Plumbing and Heating contractor.
But surprisingly enough, some didn't pass that day. That was the worrying bit, considering every question was in relation to everything you had just heard him telling you.

Pretty much. The guy actually tells you the answers.

Birneybau

http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/courts/schoolgirl-awarded-12k-after-man-dived-on-top-of-her-in-holiday-swimming-pool-35572051.html

A 12-year-old schoolgirl, who injured her chin when a man dived on top of her in a swimming pool in Spain, has been awarded €12,500 damages in the Circuit Civil Court.

Through her father Peter, of Little Pace Woods, Clonee, Dublin, Megan sued travel agent Linevana Ltd, of Lower Liffey Street, Dublin, and the hotel for negligence and breach of duty.

Happens in Spain, sues in Ireland, and wins.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

do some people actually need to be trained to use a ladder?

Ladders are a very very bad idea. They've been banned in my own workplace for over 15 years now. If you want to get at something up high it's scaffolding or a mobile work platform. Nothing else. 99% of workplace safety statements will ban the use of ladders completely.

check_six

Roger Hassenforder wrote: »

with a Golden Pages book in the box

A Golden Pages in the box? That's fierce sophisticated!

We had an empty box. There were gasps when I picked the box up the way you would normally pick up an empty box in a sort of lazy running scoop. Failing to prepare like an olympic weightlifter with chalk, belt, and team of screaming trainers made the health and safety trainer fella quite cranky. There was something about the trainer's methods that bugged me and I just couldn't get with the show. I suppose I must be more of a method actor!

SEPT 23 1989

Hunky Monster wrote: »

Ladders are a very very bad idea. They've been banned in my own workplace for over 15 years now. If you want to get at something up high it's scaffolding or a mobile work platform. Nothing else. 99% of workplace safety statements will ban the use of ladders completely.

Don't forget your safety harness if you are working higher than 3 feet

ScumLord

I've been in charge of health and safety, or maybe I still am in charge of health and safety.. anyway, one day we got a surprise inspection and the inspector started highlighting things we should change. So I asked for a guide book, or what regulations we should be using, any kind of instructions that we could follow to make ourselves more compliant. The inspector looked a bit taken aback and flustered by the question. They had sent out posters previously, the kind with one picture and a tick, and another picture with an x. The inspector pointed to that and said it should be something like that. Not a clue. I don't think we've had an inspection since.

It is a money making racket, I don't think anyone really knows what they're doing.

bonzodog2

Is it not just a CYA thing, for businesses to be able to tell their insurers "All our staff have attended the the relevant training course" ?

I love Sean nos

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

do some people actually need to be trained to use a ladder?

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