unexpected dangers

[jacjak]

HI JACJAK the property owner not telling you:thumbdown: as he knew the needles where i can say its not good way of going:thumbdown: on jon

 

i think he would of seen my darker side if we had been standing any closer to the chipper

[jacjak]

It is very unpleasant and not some thing we should have to deal with, but in reality the chances of catching any thing from a needle are very low.

 

Most infections die very soon ofter falling below body temperature, hepatitis B is the one that can live the longest outside the human body, HIV dies very quickly.

 

I don't make this comment to belittle the concern that people are expressing, but to try and ease the concern people may feel if they do have a needle stick injury.

 

We should all take as much care as possible, but don't panic if the worst happens.

 

cheers mate does make me feel a little easier about it

[mendiplogs]

i think he would of seen my darker side if we had been standing any closer to the chipper

 

HI jack say safe mate jon

[farmer_ben]

I was down near Tottenham couple of years ago crawling through under growth, injecting Knotweed Stems, when I put my hand straight down on the handle of a kitchen knife blade It was hidden under some Ivy and must of been placed there, as it wasnt possible to throw said item where we were. Soon got out of there and refused to go bed in the that boarder as you couldnt see what you were kneeling on

[Mortimer Firewood]

In my local park there is a bin specificity for needles and the scum still chuck them on the floor by the bin makes me sick the amount of money that goes into providing needle bins and collection and they cant be arsed to use them

[Rich2484]

feel for you mate cant think of many things worse than that. hope you dont mind me asking but did you know it happened because you saw it or because you felt it. Im just a little worried that it could of happened without me noticing i mean when your working you dont really pay much attention to little pains like splinters and grazes or am i just being abit paranoid

 

Felt it. Or what I thought was a hawthorn thorn in my leg under the kneecap, went to brush it off but looked done and the syringe was hanging from my chainsaw trousers.

 

Think I couldn't have moved fast enough to the van, took the needle with me, apparently I was very lucky and what had me worried was the needle looked new, no rust on it.

 

The docs did say that HIV and hep b do die off quick as its been said but with a fesh needle I effing panicked.

 

There is no need to be worried, it's a one in a thousand chance of anything happening, I just don't go crawling thro bushes without acting like I'm mine sweeping with a stick. Lol

[arbogrunt]

I've had to work in some pretty unpleasant locations over the years. The worse ones have been 'dogging' areas. Theres a park in Basildon where I had to do some crown lifting in the car-park. Used condoms and tissues were scattered everywhere...it is apparently used by those of a certain persuasion. The wardens changed the name of it to the 'lower car-park', it was previously known as 'the bottom car park' !

[felixthelogchopper]

I've had to work in some pretty unpleasant locations over the years. The worse ones have been 'dogging' areas. Theres a park in Basildon where I had to do some crown lifting in the car-park. Used condoms and tissues were scattered everywhere...it is apparently used by those of a certain persuasion. The wardens changed the name of it to the 'lower car-park', it was previously known as 'the bottom car park' !

 

Don't forget the Great Bumming Tree of Baddow

[Mark Bolam]

Nasty mate. Like you, I live and work in a rural setting, so don't have to worry about this too often. I feel on edge working (rarely) in London or big towns these days.

 

In previous jobs and careers, discarded needles have been an issue. Doing telecomms surveys on tower blocks, junkies would leave used needles sticking point first out of plant room door locks, so you would jab your finger putting a key in. Not very nice people really.

 

Good news - Skyhuck is spot on, and the chances of infection are minute.

 

Appropriate time to remind everyone to check their tetanus jabs are up to date. Just found out mine ran out in July. Doh!

 

The Stella must have been protecting me....

[Pedroski]

I did some sampling for heavy metal contamination in an area of Hounslow Heath a few years back..... there were needles, burnt foil, an old tent, and several books of those squares of carpet samples dotted around. Lovely!