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It’s not all doom and gloom!

Despite the recent climate of uncertainty and a drastic change in lifestyle that Covid-19 has caused, there have also been some very positive things that have come out of self-isolation and herd immunity.

The restrictions imposed on our movements incl

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road closures

Hi all!  Just wanting to check something.  We have been asked to plant a large tree on a roundabout.  Its a dual carriage way with a 30mph speed limit.  My question is, aside from the usual risk assessments and high viz gear, at what stage do we need

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Breaking glass with strimmer

Evening All

After all these years without a mishap, I managed to strim a stone through a window 2 weeks ago then followed it up with another today. I don't think I'm doing anything differently but I obviously need to do some kind of risk assessment in

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Preferred Footwear.. oh and Ear Defs.

Hi All,

Please go easy as this is my first post...

I'm wondering what you all wear on your feet...

After a few years of wearing Karrimor shoes/boots (Mount Low/Mount High) waterproof and breathable, the last pair only lasted for about 5 weeks before the

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Anti Vibration Gloves

Hi all,

Has anybody on here come across any decent anti vibration gloves with padding in the fingers, the ones I use at the moment are the Cutter ones but they have only padding on the palms. 

Thanks

Chris

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App for daily inspections of vehicles / machinery

Does anyone either use or can recommend an app which would allow us to carry out daily inspection checks on work vans or machinery. It would also be useful if it could log maintenance or faults etc too. Either one app could do both or 2 separate apps

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Snow clearing

Our insurance brokers have confirmed that we are covered for clearing paths and drives (not roads).  Does anyone have a method statement or similar that we could follow while clearing snow?

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Be careful out there

Thursday week ago I helped an elderly client who uses us to look after her formal gardens. She has a rough paddock area and separate gardener who looks after that -he hasn't turned up for 2 weeks "would I cut that grass?".  Of course I would.

I arrive

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What would you do??

Hi,

I am in the middle of a patio job right now & would just like some advice please. 

From the very beginning of the job I’ve explained once Iv laid hardcore etc and lay the paving slabs not to walk all over it. 3 times I have now come on to site with

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Buying pesticides

I find it both annoying and frustrating that I have to, quite rightly, do at least two courses and tests to apply pesticides anywhere but a supplier just has to get a customer to agree, with no proof, that they are qualified to apply pesticide and th

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