The modern obsession with H&S that Fred complained about - all that crap is part of the trend of parasitic lawyers who are ready to sue industry sideways just because you got a splinter in your finger. Fred would rather pull the splinter out and get the job done than take 6 months off while the suits talk about compensation.
What happened to getting a good job done and smiling about it at the end of the day with your dirty, bloody hand clutching your pint of well-earned beer?
I've spent weeks cutting flooring for the risers,plywood cut as a temporary safety measure until the floors replaced then the boards slid out,max gap 200mm.......
Easy and safe job?,apparently not according to the thick Lithuanian safety officer....
The clown stated that we now have to use two acro-props with a full sheet of 1/4 inch plywood nailed to it and to balance it literally on it's feet below us as our safety device..
H&S is on made by a bunch of dicks in a room NOT out with the ppl in harms way. some things are really good and help full others are OTT and stupid. and sometimes a job is not worth doing cos of cost/time from H&S.
Best thing so so i came across. we did a new build and we could not put a gas meter box under a window. WHY??? well incase the window was open one day when the meter man came and screws came lose and window fell off the runners. we had to move it 3meters to the right!!! True story
Today it's hard hats hi viz safety wellies etc for a lot of jobs and all because of overzealous h&s!
AnthonyUK 6 months ago
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johnathonappleby10 10 months ago
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Fred Dibnah raped my mum
johnathonappleby10 10 months ago
"I was criticised for saying I'd had a few pints before I climbed up - but I'd like to say... well, you want to try this job sober?"
Classic!
SAHBfan 11 months ago
The modern obsession with H&S that Fred complained about - all that crap is part of the trend of parasitic lawyers who are ready to sue industry sideways just because you got a splinter in your finger. Fred would rather pull the splinter out and get the job done than take 6 months off while the suits talk about compensation.
What happened to getting a good job done and smiling about it at the end of the day with your dirty, bloody hand clutching your pint of well-earned beer?
meanvince 11 months ago 6
@meanvince Well said and well put my friend
wocko53 10 months ago
Try working where i'm at:...
I've spent weeks cutting flooring for the risers,plywood cut as a temporary safety measure until the floors replaced then the boards slid out,max gap 200mm.......
Easy and safe job?,apparently not according to the thick Lithuanian safety officer....
The clown stated that we now have to use two acro-props with a full sheet of 1/4 inch plywood nailed to it and to balance it literally on it's feet below us as our safety device..
As for Fred:Absolute legend!!!!!.
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MonicaTreefse 1 year ago
h&s = nanny state. The dumbing down process has well and truly begun!
Latest 'pc' bullshit : new legislation passed on discrimination defies belief.
This friggin country has got to be the most OVER legislated place on earth.
Google latest government legislation at the workplace.
colliecandle 1 year ago
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How can he do that without an Hi Viz vest ? & no safety googles ,gloves or hard hat??
A true hero.
This country has gone H&S mad!!!!!
dgs9000 1 year ago
How can he do that without an Hi Viz vest ? & no safety googles ,gloves or hard hat??
A true hero.
This country has gone H&S mad!!!!!
dgs9000 1 year ago 2
H&S is on made by a bunch of dicks in a room NOT out with the ppl in harms way. some things are really good and help full others are OTT and stupid. and sometimes a job is not worth doing cos of cost/time from H&S.
Best thing so so i came across. we did a new build and we could not put a gas meter box under a window. WHY??? well incase the window was open one day when the meter man came and screws came lose and window fell off the runners. we had to move it 3meters to the right!!! True story
bigbuilder1986 1 year ago
Does anybody know what this series was called?
nw8000 1 year ago
@nw8000 the series was called Fred Dibnah, Steeplejack, filmed in 1978
alfrBet 1 year ago
It always amazed me how the bloody hell Fred and his mate got the scaffolding up there !
louiseme 2 years ago 4
Nowadays, Health & Safety is more fiddlesome and over the top, it sometimes backfires.
sandletters39 2 years ago 15
legend
godmode1977 2 years ago 10
Hero
kawasaki5187 2 years ago 3