This image speaks for itself
How safe are all THESE cranes?
But there are just 350 days to 2008...
10 days ago, Morgan Utilities Ltd were fined for a safety violation here
Elysian Fields: In Greek Mythology, The Resting Place of Heroes
If this is a crime scene, will someone be prosecuted?
Torn Remnants of a Poster Protesting Edge Lane Demolitition
Before the crane collapsed, the Duke Terrace site would have been much like many others around the city centre. About seventy builders employed by David McLean – many of them Polish – had been on the site, working on the luxury ‘Elysian Fields’ development. The complex, which will stand where the Community College used to be, will consist of 104 one and two bedroom flats and duplex penthouses. Completion is expected by the middle of this year, leaving plenty of time for the wealthy newcomers to get their feet under the table before 2008.
The Liverpool Echo website has quoted an unnamed workman as suggesting that high winds had caused the crash. However, there had been many windier days than yesterday during the last couple of weeks, and these massive cranes – which dominate the Liverpool skyline – should surely be able to withstand any weather conditions short of the apocalypse.
Two Health and Safety Executive inspectors were called to the scene, and they are to conduct a joint investigation with Merseyside Police. However, this comes far too late for the deceased man and his family.
Corners are very likely being cut to get all the Liverpool construction jobs done before next January. Just ten days ago, Morgan Utilities Ltd were fined for a safety violation on the corner of Church Street and Whitechapel. Regular inspections of all building sites is the very least that should be demanded by construction workers in particular and the Merseyside public in general.
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and
16.01.2007 01:31
shit steel crane
What's Your Point
16.01.2007 11:48
What, like the surprise visits the HSE do already?
Architect
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17.01.2007 15:15
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17.01.2007 21:40
On the other hand, the CDM Regs progressively moved criminal responsibility for safety on sites away from being solely the preserve of the contractor and onto the client/design teams. This appears to have had some success.
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21.01.2007 11:55
NOTHING IS THAT IMPORTANT THAT IT SHOULD INTERFERE WITH PROFIT
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