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  1. kevinjohnsonmbe
    Yeah, OK, got it! Thinking...... cheers!!
  2. kevinjohnsonmbe
    I can't find much info on floating boom Richy - what's it for / what's it do??
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    100t pushed around between 09:00-15:00 with time for a brew between trucks! Speed across the ground was a massive bonus of mini-loader over mini-digger. Good day!
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    That’d be for another thread Mr E!
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    Come on Ed, dropping such an obviously ludicrous statement into what (could) be described as a passionate, if misdirected, post does it no credit - it just exposes predetermined political bias which is clouding your judgement. Thatcher didn’t destroy UK manufacturing and coal industries - that’s down to the likes of Scargill.
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    Prep'ed, fuelled, oiled, greased and loaded ready for spreading 120t of granite chip on a drive tomorrow! Bit of rain should keep the dust down.
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    1 incident should not (I just can't imagine a scenario where I might doubt that) lead to widespread policy change - that would be called knee-jerk over reaction and would have the very real potential to throw up unforeseen consequences whilst simultaneously destabilising the training syllabi and creating disparity and confusion between more recent and less recently trained individuals (people on the same site / team working to different standards.) It might be acceptable practice in a bloated, overly risk averse, 'prefer to be seen to be doing something rather than properly thinking through the longer term implications of what it is you're doing', pseudo public sector organisation, meanwhile in the real world.... Tragic as this incident is, the lesson identified is fairly straight forward - hold the XXX saw with both hands, allow enough time for the job, take care.
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    That appears to be in direct contradiction with the content of HSE guidance note I posted in No. 11 Jules. It’s perhaps a bit academic either way, HSE appears to suggest an insurer must pay the claimant but may be at liberty to recover costs + from the insured where conditions aren’t satisfied. Net result - conditions not satisfied, risk of non payment of claim or risk of claim costs being recovered from the insured party (+ costs + the money wasted on policy premiums)
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    email on way
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    Found this - "...If your insurer believes that you have failed to meet your legal responsibilities for the health and safety of your employees and that this has led to the claim, the policy may enable the insurer to sue you to reclaim the cost of the compensation..." Pretty sure they would too! http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/hse40.pdf
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    Thanks all! It’s a “system audit” scenario. I agree the processes that are described above, it’s pretty basic stuff but not being understood or implemented by an ‘organisation’ for which I share a collective responsibility and I’m getting pretty impatient with the ignorance, arrogance and incompetence. I’ve highlighted some fairly basic omissions and inadequacies (thereby discharging MY responsibility) if the ‘organisation’ fail to get a grip of it I think I’ll just pass it along to HSE to have a look. Mr E, if you’re looking in, you know who I’m talking about! Muppets!!
  12. kevinjohnsonmbe
    Guru? Goon more likely!! I just think my flail is an older model that predates this wholly unnecessary, unreasonable and illogical H&S nonsense! I haven’t done any mods that allow it to work whilst elevated, it just does. There was some discussion about this a while back (not sure if here or FB) I seem to remember Steve H had an input / suggested solution. FWIW, to NOT have the use while elevated would be to seriously restrict the attachment capability. So long as the head is tilted away from the cab, I flail to see that elevated use might present a hazard to operator. PS. I did get caught out with the lift cut out switch on the mower attachment. Was trying to get used to fitting and firing it up before going out to first job so was trying it out in the yard. Because of the granite chip I had it off the ground - couldn’t work out why it wasn’t working, until I realised it had to be on the ground and self supporting. Definately a goon moment!
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    Less complex; it is however a notably hazardous work based operation with no RAMS or training records for operatives. If, noting the ‘probability’ is fairly low, but the implications are significant, it did go wrong, are ins companies likely to want to examine supporting documentation? PUWER & H&S would NOT be satisfied. Regardless of ins payout, if it went RIDDOR and a H&S examination ensued, they’d be potless!
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    It's a bit of an odd one, and I'm sure I know the answer, but since I don't have access to the policy small print I can't check and I just wanted to guage the general feeling - valid / invalid. So it's not me, it's a mate.... Actually it's not a mate - it's an organisation that is staffed by chimps and they're as thick as treacle. Org has PL & EL(CI) but has a total ignorance of the most basic H&S, if I said PUWER they'd think I was speaking Japanese and staff training stops at shoe lace tying. They have the PL & EL(CI) policies in place and I'm telling them they ain't worth a tuppeny toss because of the associated deficiencies. Anyone throw me a life-line? Have I missed something or am I over thinking it??
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    I sh1t you not! Our ships ARE built in Korea!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide-class_tanker One of my oppo's sailed back in one. There are some cracking stories under the radar. Build was delayed - by the only system that was UK supplied, the comms fit - so crew had to stay in country longer than expected. Consequently, The visa were wrong for the build / transit crews, they had tourist rather than working visas so every 6 weeks they had to fly out of Korea to Thailand to renew visas. Trouble was, too many senior crew were bringing back their Thai "lady friends" with them, divorce rate sky rocketed!!
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    This story lacks credibility.... Navy doesn't work after 12:00 on a Friday!
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    What about a slight thread deviation? Who's got the best strap-line for what UK immigration policy should be? If we get that sorted and agreed, we can email the AT massive solution to Amber Rudd and that'll that job fixed for her! Do you agree that controlled, skilled, visa duration specified, financial bond required, compulsory employment sponsor, compulsory health insurance, housing confirmed, family accompaniment only by prior arrangement, minimum 5 year duration entitlement for NI number is a positive and a must? Yes!
  18. kevinjohnsonmbe
    Get on with ya..... I know full well you appreciate the broader benefits to physical and mental health that can be derived from an active outdoor leisure activity, not to mention the economic and social advantages derived from encouraging and facilitating tourism in the rural economy. And if a small fringe benefit of that is recycling timber that might otherwise have gone for firewood or chip into supplementing the meagre wage of a hardworking tree fella, well what’s not to like? Don’t be giving all your Northern “Art, that for lasses...” mellarchy, I’m not ‘aving it you ferret chaser!
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    Nice work! Great to see trees that have to come out having a second go at providing community benefits...
  20. kevinjohnsonmbe
    Divorce bill? Wouldn't that be outstanding liabilities - value of assets? Maybe in an organisation that can "do" adequate accounting procedure - that'll be the EU excluded then!
  21. kevinjohnsonmbe
    I'm just self-taught from the university of hard knocks! Inofthered is the expert and it's good he's back on the manor!! Sounds a bit iffy, if they're taking CIS deductions where maybe they shouldn't be. Kind of depends what your relationship with them is (or what you want it to be in the future.) If it was me, and I was sure CIS shouldn't be deducted, after checking with CIS helpline, I'd offer them the opportunity to put their case to small claims court after giving notice of action for recovery of unpaid invoices... But I'm sure they will be subtler ways of resolving it!!
  22. kevinjohnsonmbe
    Couple of questions to clarify.... If you are a sub contractor you wouldn't have an 'employer' you'd have a prime contractor (to whom you provide specified services) or the person issuing the contract. Are they / you confused about why they have asked for UTR? It would be quite normal for them to ask for it as part of their due diligence check that you are submitting a tax return so they can defend against a claim against them for tax you might 'forget' to declare. Did they actually say it was for the purpose of CIS deductions or have you assumed that? Doesn't sound like work CIS from what you describe
  23. kevinjohnsonmbe
    There was one near Newquay a short while back - good investment by my thinking!
  24. kevinjohnsonmbe
    See here Wes:
  25. kevinjohnsonmbe
    It was mostly in French & Italian!!

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