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Health and Safety (303)

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…

Started by David Ramsbottom in Health and Safety

1 Reply · Reply by David Benson Sep 27

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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…

Started by Tony @SM in Health and Safety

18 Replies · Reply by Andrew Betteridge Aug 4

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…

Started by Steve Ankers in Health and Safety and Clothing

11 Replies · Reply by Andrew Betteridge May 18

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

Started by Chris in Health and Safety

7 Replies · Reply by Chris Apr 5

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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…

Started by Nick @ NM Garden Services Ltd in Health and Safety

4 Replies · Reply by Robbie Jan 21

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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?

Started by Darren Walters in Health and Safety

1 Reply · Reply by Darren Walters Dec 18, 2018

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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…

Started by Adam Woods in Groundscare and Health and Safety

17 Replies · Reply by Andrew Betteridge Oct 7, 2018

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…

Started by Nick Lee in Groundscare, Health and Safety, and Landscaping

24 Replies · Reply by Andrew Betteridge Oct 6, 2018

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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…

Started by Graeme Brown in Health and Safety

11 Replies · Reply by Graeme Brown Sep 23, 2018

Interesting Warning for Gardeners

Started by Peter Davis in Health and Safety

1 Reply · Reply by David Benson Aug 10, 2018

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Dewayne Johnson v. Monsanto Company is the first Roundup cancer lawsuit to proceed to trial

Dewayne Johnson v. Monsanto Company is the first Roundup cancer lawsuit to proceed to trial. The lawsuit alleges exposure…

Started by Phil Voice in Groundscare, Health and Safety, and Pesticides

50 Replies · Reply by Phil Voice Aug 23, 2018

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female landscaper/project manager – physic garden

Physic Garden – Project Manager / Landscaper Dec 19 – April 20 – part time – project based Freelance fee £8,000 Location – Nelson Lancashire Expressions of interest should include a letter, outline of relevant experience/CV and reference contact details by email to info@idlewomen.org by 20 Dec 2019 Idle Women the arts and social

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We have an open position for an experienced commercial maintenance landscape gardener, ideally with good handyman skills, to join our company due to contiuned expansion. Based in west Surrey, we work across the South/South East predominately for commercial clients. The candidate will have/be: Experience in commercial grounds / estates maintenance with practical handyman skills Presentable

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Lawnswood Landscapes are currently looking for an experienced hard landscaper to work on a variety of projects Based in Southwick over the past 9 years we have established an excellent reputation for our work and now looking to expand due to our increased work load. The ideal candidate will need to have at least 4

Casual help with soft landscaping

Seeking some temporary help at a 4.5 acre garden in Oxforshire. A friendly team, we need help with preparing the garden for an upcoming event. All aspects of soft landscaping and garden care, some hard landscaping useful too.

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