Is it just me????

[White Room]

I agree Bugs, I'm a bit depressed about it all at the moment, you take one step forward and three steps back. I'm mostly down about the H&S nonsense that seems to have overtaken the main contracting side. I have had 4 yellow cards issued on one site alone this week. They are all pathetic reasons, one of the lads moved the task lighting 3 foot, yellow card, another took his goggles off as he was going for his break another yellow card. I am spending so much time filling out these PATHETIC daily safety briefings, that the real work is sitting there doing nowt. The whole thing is getting out of hand, how can a 22 year old kid lecture a man of 53 on the 'correct' way of working safely? I feel a good old Irish rage, coming on...buckets will be kicked...goggles will be thrown, and thats just for starters.

Lynn

So what happens when you have so many yellow cards, they give a red one and send you off site ?????

 

[Andy Allen]

yellow cards......never heard of them before, shows how long its been since ive done any site work, sounds more like a football match......do you get to punch the ref, if you think he's wrong...lol

 

[Colour Republic]

do you get to punch the ref, if you think he's wrong...lol

only if you're Lynn

 

[peteablard]

I've been working on Birminghams New Street Station.
Just try and get tools and tiles through a shut door without some jobs worth saying, 'you can't put that there, this is an emergancy exit', so you can't prop a door open to move you tools through quickly, yet you can't out them down by the door whilst you open it time after time.
I just put a stupid day rate in, so if they moan i don't care, but you'd lose out on meterage prices.
Bloomin mental world we live in.

a firm I work or has priced to fit some vinyl there bugs, staff areas I believe. Don't know if they've won it or not, hope so as I'm looking forward to it after your review:lol:

 

[Pebbs]

Jesus Christ it never ends!!! I stupidly opened my email tonight...low and behold this is what I was met with! I think Im going to snap! Who the hell writes a coshh risk assessment for adhesive and grout!

Lynn,

As per discussion on site with Glen, please can you forward all COSHH risk assessments for all material on site. We have received the data sheets but no assessments.

If I could have these as soon as possible.

Regards
Martin.

 

[Bubblecraft]

That's a bit mental. I know it's cement based but seriously, a COSHH assessment on them! What ever next? Lol

 

[White Room]

Is'nt there Chromium V in tile adhesive......

 

[Bubblecraft]

You are right Mark, it does contain Chromium. The OPC itself contains CrVI & only 30-60% of OPC is contained in cement based adhesives & grouts. Grey adhesives & grouts contain a reducing agent in them to ensure that the CrVI content of the adhesive remains below 2ppm during the defined shelf life of the product. CrIII & CrVI are your irritants. The main reason why Cr VI is so toxic is that one of the reduction products of Cr VI is Cr V. Chromium V is a carcinogen. It will lodge in any tissue to form cancerous growths.

Next well need "Cr" logos on the back of our vans lol

 

[Pebbs]

Don't start with that Chromium crap, I got enough to deal with, I can't deal with any more obscure 'stuff' in adhesives and sealers. If that goes in they will be wanting the lads to wear respirators.

Lynn

 

[Time's Ran Out]

You mean you haven't issued respirators with their tool kits!!!
If the Spanish still had a building industry I wonder if they would be in shorts and swinging from the ceiling props. European law only affects us.