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Leading to further concern
00:00 16 Dec 1998
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Sir,
The article regarding ROPS on work equipment in the issue of CJ 25 November was inaccurate and can only lead to further concern about what is already a confusing issue.
In certain circumstances rollers are at risk of rolling over and contractors will, where necessary, request ROPS to be fitted on this type of plant.
The unhappy looking gentlemen in your picture will soon be smiling, they have made the right decision in fitting ROPS to their equipment.
I also do not believe that HSE have climbed down, at long last (after considerable pressure from industry) they have accepted that the regulations are impractical and have discussed with industry a practical way forward.
It is a shame they did not listen to industry earlier in the consultation process, then we would not be trying to find a way out of the current situation.
Surely it is time that the UK stood up to Europe on this type of issue; health and safety legislation should be implemented to improve health and safety - not as a sop to Europe.
Suzannah Thursfield
Director, Safety and Health,
Construction Confederation Editor's comment
The Collins Dictionary defines climbdown as: "to retreat from an opinion or position." We were reflecting the fact that a sizeable part of the industry saw the HSE's new stance as meeting that criterion.
The article regarding ROPS on work equipment in the issue of CJ 25 November was inaccurate and can only lead to further concern about what is already a confusing issue.
In certain circumstances rollers are at risk of rolling over and contractors will, where necessary, request ROPS to be fitted on this type of plant.
The unhappy looking gentlemen in your picture will soon be smiling, they have made the right decision in fitting ROPS to their equipment.
I also do not believe that HSE have climbed down, at long last (after considerable pressure from industry) they have accepted that the regulations are impractical and have discussed with industry a practical way forward.
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It is a shame they did not listen to industry earlier in the consultation process, then we would not be trying to find a way out of the current situation.
Surely it is time that the UK stood up to Europe on this type of issue; health and safety legislation should be implemented to improve health and safety - not as a sop to Europe.
Suzannah Thursfield
Director, Safety and Health,
Construction Confederation Editor's comment
The Collins Dictionary defines climbdown as: "to retreat from an opinion or position." We were reflecting the fact that a sizeable part of the industry saw the HSE's new stance as meeting that criterion.
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