Claim culture

[Dean Lofthouse]

Just been watching the news describing where a young girl got through a fence and was playing in a quarry with her mates, a boulder they were scrambling over moved and crushed the girl.

 

Obviously my condolences go out to the family, but the firm is being hauled through the coals and being blamed for the incident because they should have ahd a more secure fence.

 

The face prosecution from the hse and a claim from the family of the young girl.

 

Surely the girls, of an age where they should know they shouldn't of been there should be to blame not the company. Surely one would know you were not supposed to be playing in a quarry.

 

When is all this blame thing going to stop, I really do feel like packing up and flipping off from this country, it's getting silly.

[Yorkshireman]

tragic

 

as parents faced with that situation, they will want someone to blame , its only natural !

 

it might not be right, but it may give them some comfort ! whilst grieving

[Dean Lofthouse]

Try blaming the parents or the children themselves.

 

If I knew my kids were playing in such an area, I'd hit the roof, plus the kids would have known they weren't supposed to be there.

 

How would anyone on here feel if they came into work to find their yard cordoned off with police and Socco, to be told some kids had got into your yard and were crushed under a collapsed log pile.

 

Then your carted off for questioning, hauled through a tribunal and threaten by the HSE and the childs parents threaten to sue you.

 

Many weaker souls would crack and top themselves

[bob]

may pay your yard a visit then dean

we have to have saying do not climb timber stacks and logs keep off

as the logs roll rather than climb:001_tongue:

[skyhuck]

Totally agree MATE!!!!!

[Mr Ed]

Interesting Dean. Would this be Carlton Main Brickworks in Grimethorpe / Barnsley?

[Andy Collins]

I remember a secured site having been breached by youngsters, they clambered about all over some very heavy pipes. Eventually one of the lads had anumber of pipes roll and crush his legs. Tho the site met the H&S regs at the time, had security guards patrolling, signage where necessary, the company was deemed liable as the pipes were not bundled.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Interesting Dean. Would this be Carlton Main Brickworks in Grimethorpe / Barnsley?

 

I think it was Ed because it was on Calender local news.

[Dean Lofthouse]

may pay your yard a visit then dean

we have to have saying do not climb timber stacks and logs keep off

as the logs roll rather than climb

 

I used to have a sign the same Bob, "do not climb on the timber stacks" but it got nicked. It isn't at your yard now is it.

[Dean Lofthouse]

Totally agree MATE!!!!!

 

I knew you'd see my side of the tale,, Best Mate!