While out this morning on a walkabout I had the chance to look at some scaffolding erected by Council contractors in order to give a block a timely lick of paint.
Over the weekend the police had raised concerns that the scaffolding had not been made safe, and indeed childproof. So it was heartwarming to approach the site and see the Heras fencing (the commonly-used metal grid fencing used a lot in construction) on the corner:
Unfortunately, as you can see, it had only been installed on this one corner.
Imagine how my heart sunk when the real source of the problem was revealed to be on the other, (unprotected) corner:-
The entrance to what to a child must be a very exciting if dangerous climbing frame is no more than four feet high (accessible even to a small child and visible from a play area), and as you can see, completely unprotected. I am told that at least the ground level ladders have now been removed!
Now I've done my Health & Safety training, and know that it is the responsibility of anyone working on this site. I think it's fair to say that this contractor has just registered a big Fail. This afternoon I understand that words were had, so I look forward to adding the 'before and after' picture soon....
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