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Report on Urgent Safety Time out bulletin 25 January 2008

Attendees: Session 1, Knutsford Nth/Sth
T. Barton
R. Mee
B. Cave Comments:
P. Walker 1) Working in poor light
M. Spivey 2) Crews being rushed by supervisor
C. Dawson 3) Heras fencing. Why can we work without it until it’s delivered?
A. Clark
D. O’Leary
V. Tedde

Attendees: Session 2, Kirkley Run
J. Brown
D. Smith
N. Brain Comments:
1) Overhead cables not sheathed – dealer responsibility, work
compromised
2) Busy forecourt – tyre depot behind store, lots of traffic
3) Site/lane closures cause disruption to trade and this puts pressure
on people
4) Consequences on family, friends, livelihood, customer, legal
implications etc listed
5) Tanker deliveries – why stop work?

Attendees: Session 3, Southtown
G. Orton
P. Morris
L. Handley Comments:
1) Hazards listed
2) Precautions listed
3) Preventative actions listed

Attendees: Session 4, Dragonville
S. Knights
S. Barrow
L. Wilbor Comments:
S. Stapel 1) Excessive workload and unmanageable deadlines
2) Adverse weather conditions
3) Poor organisation with regards to site locations
4) Proper access equipment with offloading signware from lorries
5) All incidents should be reported immediately
6) Scaffolding on sales building not always used?
Attendees: 7) Hazards listed
Session 5, Bury