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Health & Safety Belt, (Friday Thread)
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sean  
#1 Posted : 18 November 2011 09:41:38(UTC)
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A colleague of mine has suggested that I wear a H&S Belt similar to those worn by carpenters for carrying many tools. He has suggested that I could carry round some Hazard tape and a "wet floor" sign with a sponge on the bottom to soak up any spillages! Has anyone else got any ideas what else I could carry on the Belt?
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ExDeeps  
#2 Posted : 18 November 2011 09:50:30(UTC)
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ExDeeps
A nice soft cuddly Safety Blanket for the managers when it all goes Pete Tong
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bod212  
#3 Posted : 18 November 2011 09:57:04(UTC)
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bod212
Red & yellow cards, whistle, reams of paper (well that's what H&S professionals are best at, is it not?), blinkers. Well you did say it's Friday, didn't you! In the past when I have told people about my H&S duties I've been compared to, among others (unprintable names) Victor Meldrew, a traffic warden, a nazi (!), all I need is estate agent and banker for the full set.
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Safety Smurf  
#4 Posted : 18 November 2011 09:59:53(UTC)
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Safety Smurf
Can't believe nobody has mentioned a clipboard yet! isn't that the very badge of office by which we are identified?
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Hally  
#5 Posted : 18 November 2011 10:03:12(UTC)
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Hally
Belt up... I currenty have three boxes that go in the back of the company car to go with me to depots and that doesn't include hi-viz jacket etc. I need an artic...
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safetyamateur  
#6 Posted : 18 November 2011 10:28:42(UTC)
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safetyamateur
Not sure what else should go on the belt but you'll be needing some braces to go with it.
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Ken Slack  
#7 Posted : 18 November 2011 10:37:46(UTC)
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Ken Slack
Obviously you need to attach a laminated copy of the HASAW 71, MHSWR 99, COSHH................... Et al....
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Ken Slack  
#8 Posted : 18 November 2011 10:38:48(UTC)
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Ken Slack
Ken Slack wrote:
Obviously you need to attach a laminated copy of the HASAW 71, MHSWR 99, COSHH................... Et al....
I know, I know.... it was 74.....
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sean  
#9 Posted : 18 November 2011 10:49:36(UTC)
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Where am I going to put my PPE? Keep your replies clean please!
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David Bannister  
#10 Posted : 18 November 2011 11:49:02(UTC)
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David Bannister
An ACME boxing glove jack-in-the-box device for facetious colleagues.
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chris42  
#11 Posted : 18 November 2011 11:57:24(UTC)
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chris42
Spare crystal balls ! Or is that a bit below the belt.
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sean  
#12 Posted : 18 November 2011 12:01:21(UTC)
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Stuff4Blokes, Brilliant Idea! Chris42 Clairvoyant thread was last week!!
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chris42  
#13 Posted : 18 November 2011 12:17:41(UTC)
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oo er didn't see that one coming! Still thought it amusing, obviously wrong (again). So how about a camera and sound recording device, just so you can prove to yourself that you did see what you saw and that you really did have that conversation. I often used to get back to my desk and think; did that really happen !
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Blue  
#14 Posted : 18 November 2011 12:56:03(UTC)
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Blue
Spare elbow pads for your tweed jacket.
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sean  
#15 Posted : 18 November 2011 13:05:06(UTC)
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Blue, Elbow pads? Oh you mean PPE!
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flysafe  
#16 Posted : 18 November 2011 13:16:58(UTC)
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Safetyamateur love the braces idea but wont that need a certificate to comply with LOLER
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Guru  
#17 Posted : 18 November 2011 13:25:41(UTC)
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You've already packed up some hazard tape, but you'll need reams of red tape to tie everything down so that nothing productive can get done in the workplace :)
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mallen  
#18 Posted : 18 November 2011 13:49:10(UTC)
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mallen
Dont forget to do a manual handling RA before you go anywhere with all that lot !!!!!! 8)
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colinreeves  
#19 Posted : 18 November 2011 13:51:21(UTC)
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How about a copy of the Daily Mail .......
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HSSnail  
#20 Posted : 18 November 2011 13:51:51(UTC)
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HSSnail
Got a pocket for your "pat" tester and the stickers to go on the plugs!
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sean  
#21 Posted : 18 November 2011 14:00:38(UTC)
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That's why this site is tremendous, I had completely forgot about my PAT tester and my copy of the Daily Mail, to which I have contributed so many story's (all true off course). Thanks all
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stuie  
#22 Posted : 18 November 2011 14:08:14(UTC)
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stuie
Hard hat, goggles, gloves, face mask, ear defenders, you just never know when you might need them. Be prepared!! Also your assistant, and your private secretary can follow on behind to make sure that you don't drop anything. Crackerjack!!
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safetyamateur  
#23 Posted : 18 November 2011 14:11:14(UTC)
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flysafe wrote:
Safetyamateur love the braces idea but wont that need a certificate to comply with LOLER
Must admit I rather shot from the hip with that one, flysafe. I retract the braces reference. Sean doesn't need extra paperwork.
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Safety Smurf  
#24 Posted : 18 November 2011 15:08:56(UTC)
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Safety Smurf
safetyamateur wrote:
flysafe wrote:
Safetyamateur love the braces idea but wont that need a certificate to comply with LOLER
Must admit I rather shot from the hip with that one, flysafe. I retract the braces reference. Sean doesn't need extra paperwork.
I'm not sure you can shoot from the hip with this safety belt on, there's not enough room left for a holster as well!
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martin1  
#25 Posted : 18 November 2011 15:15:34(UTC)
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martin1
If you got a cape and mask to go with the belt you would look a little like Batman. Get a large IOSH logo to stick on your chest - might be a sponsorship opportunity there me thinks.
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SHE-Andy  
#26 Posted : 18 November 2011 15:20:12(UTC)
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SHE-Andy
some spare cheeks for all the times you need to 'turn the other one'??
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kdrum  
#27 Posted : 18 November 2011 15:39:10(UTC)
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kdrum
and the blind eye people wish you would turn!!
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Graham Bullough  
#28 Posted : 18 November 2011 16:44:07(UTC)
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Crikey - I'm surprised nobody has yet mentioned a packet of drawing pins for putting up lots of safety notices and posters. (The outside of the packet should of course have a note warning about the need for users to take care to avoid hurting themselves through contact with the sharp points of the pins.) Oh, and don't forget some blu-tack for use on surfaces where pins can't or shouldn't be used. Almost forgot, a small screwdriver or similar implement can be useful for later extracting pins which prove difficult to remove just with fingernails. Though this offering should be risible nowadays, it sprang to mind from encountering a few safety officers in the 1970s (during my early days in HSE) who seemed to regard obtaining and putting up safety posters as a significant part of their role. p.s. Although this topic is clearly a Friday fun topic, PLEASE can it be left open for at least a few more days?! Many forum users are too busy working on a Friday and/or don't necessarily have frequent access to this forum to see and be able to respond to such topics.
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HSSnail  
#29 Posted : 18 November 2011 16:52:14(UTC)
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HSSnail
Graham Pins! There sharp must be banned surly? Perhaps we could use blue tack? Having done a suitable coshh assessment perhaps, so we would also need the safety gloves to handle it!
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chris42  
#30 Posted : 18 November 2011 17:35:20(UTC)
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chris42
Forgot to mention earlier, but how about a tin opener For all those cans of worms we safety types open.
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m  
#31 Posted : 18 November 2011 19:33:36(UTC)
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Gerry D wrote:
.... a traffic warden, a nazi (!), all I need is estate agent and banker for the full set....
You forgot recruitment consultant!
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stuie  
#32 Posted : 18 November 2011 19:40:15(UTC)
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stuie
Not all of these will be applicable to most members- What about blinkers? High horses for climbing onto? Stab proof vests (back only?)? Conclusions - must be jumped to not walked to? Scales - for making balanced judgements? Corners to sulk in? Rose tinted glasses?
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