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On site risk assessment apps/Jobber

Hi,

We are looking for an app we can use to upload our risk assessment templates to that we can fill in on site via phone or tablets.

We use Jobber for all our other scheduling, invoicing etc but now have a few contracts that require pictures and ris

Started by Si @ GS in Health and Safety

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Income Protection

Hi Folks,

I've been away for a while through many things and happenings. Anyway, I have a question relating to Income Protection.

For a few years I've had it with a company called The Exeter through a broker employed by Eunisure. I tried to claim early

Started by Karsten Tomkins in Health and Safety, Consumer, and Deals

18 Replies · Reply by Karsten Tomkins Jan 21

Does anyone use noise-cancellation ear protectors and have recommendations? I was thinking of earbuds, as I use a quad bike sometimes, with a helmet that would get in the way of standard ear protectors. I also usually wear a hat (my bald head gets

Started by Neil Ruddick in Health and Safety

5 Replies · Reply by Neil Ruddick Jan 14

Best gloves for snowball fights?

Any recommendations?

Started by Tim Wallach in Health and Safety, Clothing, and Info

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Do you wear safety boots?

When I started out the answer was "no". After one of two incidents the answer is "definitely".

Yesterday clearing leaves by a tennis court the blower luckily revealed this under a pile of leaves - it was pure luck that the blower cleared the leaves be

Started by Adam Woods in Groundscare and Health and Safety

9 Replies · Reply by Ben Carter Nov 28, 2020

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do you carry a wheel barrow on top of your vehicle ?

Probably sounds daft but i have to travel with a full load and my wheel barrow nearly fills up my small van .

The roof bars are too far apart to accept the length of my wheelbarrow so i am thinking about first securing a ladder on the top and then se

Started by John F in Health and Safety

9 Replies · Reply by Adam Woods Nov 2, 2020

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Ramps - what are the options ?

We need some heavy duty ramps to get ride-ons into the vans. We have some of the Ali ATV folding ramps and some straight galvanised ramps but they are all load limited at 400kgs, where we really need min of 600kgs for safety purposes.

Ideally ~ 6ft w

Started by Gary RK in Health and Safety

13 Replies · Reply by Seth Burgess Oct 16, 2020

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Henchman Most Practical Position

( 1 ) .Do you prefer to place the steps towards the hedge or job , ( 2 ) Tripod leg towards the hedge or job or ( 3 ) work with the henchman side ways ?

I find the henchman can leave me too far away from the job and have to resort to using long reach

Started by John F in Health and Safety

14 Replies · Reply by john jones Sep 20, 2020

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Stihl Battery Box

G'day All

I'm slowly building up a collection of Stihl cordless tools but havent as yet found a suitable home on the van for the 2 batteries I carry. They tend to be dropped into my holdall with diary, sandwiches, drinks bottle etc which is not really

Started by Tony @SM in Health and Safety

7 Replies · Reply by Kieron Glover Jun 13, 2020

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