Accident at work

ohreally

LittleVoice wrote: »

It has been known for H&S policy and procedure notices to be back dated!

Which is why it's imperative the policies should be signed off and ratified with H&S reps/committee.

In terms of the op's husbands position...from HSE

Ladders were involved in 7 fatal accidents last year
Nearly 100 workers a month are seriously injures following a fall from a ladder
For anyone injured it may be more than your job that’s affected and for anyone who is self employed it may be your business.
In January 2006 a maintenance worker from South London fell from a ladder that was too short for the job. He fell from around head height and suffered a broken arm and a damaged leg. The local authority prosecuted the company and the court has recently imposed a fine and costs of over £45K. The worker has not worked since and is still undergoing treatment for the injuries he suffered.

You'll get some good stuff here...http://www.hse.gov.uk/falls
Management have a responsibility to have a safe system of work...it's law not optional.

Has the employer attracted an interest from the HSE in the past...http://www.hse.gov.uk/notices/search/advanced/default.asp
Has the incident been reporteed to HSE...http://www.hse.gov.uk/riddor/

Luvly.cuppa.T

:eek:

LittleVoice wrote: »

It has been known for H&S policy and procedure notices to be back dated!

b'stards..... employers are dodgy as hell these days.

Think we should start a thread about nice employers, to balance all the nasty and backhanded stuff going on!

ohreally

Luvly.cuppa.T wrote: »

Think we should start a thread about nice employers, to balance all the nasty and backhanded stuff going on!

That could turn out to be one of the shortest threads on the forum.

Savvy_Sue

ohreally wrote: »

That could turn out to be one of the shortest threads on the forum.

Nah, mine's really good!

jobbingmusician

Mine too - oh, wait, in my case I AM the employer :rotfl:

Conor_3

Luvly.cuppa.T wrote: »

:eek:

b'stards..... employers are dodgy as hell these days.

You wanna see how much it costs to employ people as well as all the hoops you have to jump through nowadays.

Luvly.cuppa.T

Conor wrote: »

You wanna see how much it costs to employ people as well as all the hoops you have to jump through nowadays.

I fully understand this and if the shoe was on the other foot I would probably be coming here to talk of my nasty staff;)

Still, it doesn't hurt to look after your staff; it generally makes for an all round happy company.

regularsaver1

thats so bad, it was on employers time too