• Question: have you ever had a work related accident e.g. an electrical shock or a chemical burn?

    Asked by bboyd945 to Shruti, Mark, Faranak, Douglas, Charlene, Alistair on 4 Mar 2019.
    • Photo: Douglas Wragg

      Douglas Wragg answered on 4 Mar 2019:

      Yes indeed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
      As a result of someone else’s extreme stupidity, I suffered a serious back injury!!
      It took me more than two years to recover!!
      The morale if this?
      If you are unsure of how safe it is to carry out an instruction – think twice before carrying it out.
      You only have one life, so live it to the full!!!!

    • Photo: Mark Bentley

      Mark Bentley answered on 4 Mar 2019:

      Yes, nearly lost my thumb…..

      I have to remind myself all the time everything in my workshop is harder and sharper than me!!!!

    • Photo: Shruti Turner

      Shruti Turner answered on 4 Mar 2019:

      Thankfully, nothing more than minor cuts/bruises/burns! Never had an electrical shock or chemical burn. Fingers crossed my good luck continues!

    • Photo: Faranak Bahrami

      Faranak Bahrami answered on 4 Mar 2019: last edited 4 Mar 2019 11:35 am

      No I haven’t. Before you do any work that can be dangerous like that, you are supposed to read the risk assessment documents. in this sort of document, all the risks and dangers for that specific task has been explained, it also explains what you are supped to do to decrease the risk of harm to yourself or others. If you read the risk assessment and also wear/use appropriate clothes/ tools, you should be fine.

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