tree climbing when pregnant!? Advice needed.

[MATTMOSS]

My mum worked in a plastics factory, smoked and regularly drank Vodka and Lime (this was the 70's) right up to the actual day I was born!

 

Nowt wrong with me!

 

Me neever! cough cough twitch :lol:

[doughty2000]

Me neever! cough cough twitch :lol:

 

[Paul Cleaver]

my wife nearly misscarried with our 2nd child while doing groundwork on an estate - sorry not worth the risk

 

( Its our 2nd childs 9th birthday today happy birthday Holly)

 

If you misscarry you will never forgive yourself and you will remember when her/ his birthday would have been

[Will Ayers]

We were rock climbing in Wales the weekend we found out my wife was pregnant. Now we have a 4month old and haven't been climbing since. Won't be long till the wife is back in her rock boots now! I wouldn't risk it with Emma as soon as I knew she was pregnant. It's just not worth it.

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

Im looking for advice on doing my tree climbing course (no chainsaw use) while in the 1st trimester of pregnancy...any advice would be greatly appreciated!! Course providers say OK, GP seems to think OK, but also other people, friends mainly say NO! Any one else every done this?

 

Thanks, Melanie

 

Hi Melanie,

 

Coming at it from a differnt angle, perhaps no surprise a 'H&S' one, there are specific requirements / 'duties' on employers relating to pregnant ladies, in particular to develop a specific risk assessment (see HSE: New and expectant mothers - The law) and in so doing I'm pretty sure it would come out with a conclusion of "no climbing", regardless of how well or confident you felt.

 

If that was the case, and you proceeded to climb without your employers knowing and, 'God forbid', something untoward did happen, there may well be problems in trying to claim on the EL insurance, or indeed personal accidnet.

 

Doubtless some will be dismayed at my repsonse here, and to be honest I quite understand why ("nanny state" n "bl**dy elf n saftee" etc.) but I think it's importnat you are in possession of all the facts to allow you to make an informed decision...whatever that may be.

 

Take care n 'good luck' with everything.

Paul

[Al Cormack]

Hi Melanie,

 

Coming at it from a differnt angle, perhaps no surprise a 'H&S' one, there are specific requirements / 'duties' on employers relating to pregnant ladies, in particular to develop a specific risk assessment (see HSE: New and expectant mothers - The law) and in so doing I'm pretty sure it would come out with a conclusion of "no climbing", regardless of how well or confident you felt.

 

If that was the case, and you proceeded to climb without your employers knowing and, 'God forbid', something untoward did happen, there may well be problems in trying to claim on the EL insurance, or indeed personal accidnet.

 

Doubtless some will be dismayed at my repsonse here, and to be honest I quite understand why ("nanny state" n "bl**dy elf n saftee" etc.) but I think it's importnat you are in possession of all the facts to allow you to make an informed decision...whatever that may be.

 

Take care n 'good luck' with everything.

Paul

 

I think you'll find Melanie is not pregnant anymore...

 

Its more than 9 months ago when this thread was started:lol: