my cousin
works stripping asbestos.

Full safety equipment and some serious danger money for a rather risky job. Fair enough you say. Not when you discover the boss is happy to pay twice the odds if they'll do the job without gloves or masks, as it means the job gets done in half the time.

apologies for lack of lols here, he'll be dead in about ten years, but hey "at least the kids will be loaded..."
(socialcomet, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 20:18, 11 replies)

and you believe that ?
Have you any idea the hoops asbestos removal companies have to jump through with the HSE.
( bane, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 20:23, closed)

presumably not flaming ones, given the materials involved
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 20:31, closed)

BAH!
Health and Safety; Its a load of nonsense!

Back in the day, children as young as 5 could work as they please.
(Frample Tromwibbler climbs an obstacle like old people fuck, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 21:01, closed)

Careful here.

( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 22:45, closed)

I've
caught asbestos strippers not wearing their PPE and thrown them off site. I believe every word of that.
( social hand grenade I was a lurker before you were a lurker, Sun 13 Jun 2010, 21:45, closed)

Surely if they're doing the job in half the time for twice the money it's still costing management EXACTLY THE SAME AMOUNT OF MONEY. as doing it safely?
I'm calling 'bollocks' here.
( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 22:49, closed)

Well clearly not, what kind of lunatic company charges clients the same amount they pay their staff.
(Eoghan, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 23:22, closed)

It's not just that, there's the whole 'enormous public awareness of the dangers of asbestos and the need for protective gear' thing too.
Nothing of this rings true, it has the smell of 'this bloke in the pub told me'.
( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 11:36, closed)

My mate..
Is a self employed builder, and he's happy scampering about stripping asbestos, he reckons that "masks are for girls"..

Now you mention it, I've not seen him in ages...
(Beer Elf Thought this was like a campfire, anyhow, on, Fri 11 Jun 2010, 19:54, closed)

Private
contractor, brought in on a price job will try and do the work in the quickest time possible to fuck off to the next job.
( social hand grenade I was a lurker before you were a lurker, Sun 13 Jun 2010, 21:47, closed)

Glad I'm not the only one smelling bullshit....
Even if he IS offered twice the money not to suit up, he doesn't have to acccept this offer, and if he is being forced to do it without protection, well, just quit, no job is worth dying for.........
( user_names_suck, Sun 13 Jun 2010, 14:02, closed)