Scaffolding replaced for being ‘too low’

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Scaffolding replaced for being ‘too low’

Last updated at 13:29, Monday, 16 January 2012


A SCAFFOLDING company was ordered to replace framework around a hairdressers after an inspector discovered it was too low.

Cumbria County Council’s highways department was alerted to the scaffolding outside Review Hairdressers in Crellin Street, Barrow, after a member of the public reported it seemed very low.

The inspectors visited the address the following day and after measuring the height, discovered the first platform was 100mm below the regulation minimum height of 2.45m.

Speedier Scaffolding was informed by the inspector and raised the height of the scaffolding soon afterwards.

A spokeswoman for Cumbria County Council said: “The inspector went down and looked at the site and the scaffolding was 100mm lower than it should be. They told the company to correct it so it is safe and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the licence granted to allow them to erect the scaffolding.”

Within a couple of hours of the company being made aware of the scaffolding height, the lower platforms had been raised to the correct height.

Branch manager of Speedier Scaffolding, John McMahon, apologised for the error.

He said: “All I can say is, everyone makes mistakes, and all it comes down to is the lad made a mistake when putting it up.“

As soon as we were informed about it we went and put it right straightaway.

“All we can do is say sorry for any inconvenience we caused.”

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Fair play to the firm in question, they got a valid complaint and actioned it immediately you cant ask for better than that
 
I agree GM, the man that never made a mistake never made anything.
 
rival firm my guess is round here every one been snipping on every one with lights, standard covering ,overloaded wagons ,not been clipped on bad parking obstructions anything to make the other firms job harder its getting rediculos works tight and speedier are new round here only bene in west a year or so and got come good contracts and comign up for renewal it comes to someting when there ringing council about silly little things amd it must of been mesured b4 hand a pedestrian wouldent know about this reg. s lucky they only use layher and only needed wound up on the jack lol what is this world coming to can anyone not have something with out some one wanting nothing but someone's something............
 
We all know councils are full of jobsworth w@ankers who couldn't get a job anywhere else. Rules are rules but as I understand it the bottom lift was erected at 2.35m. How many people are going to bang their head on a lift that is 2.35m high?
 
I wondered that myself Dass, poor show if rival firm is at it.:sad:
 
Maybe the local basketball team were going for a haircut & caught their affro's on some fitting bolts..
 
I think the minimum height of 2.45m only applies to public pavement areas Hatters and is part of a pavement licence
 
If memory serves me correctley this height requirement came about to accomodate the London Bobby's Helmet.
 
Load of ******** - have had same problems in hackney 2 week ago
 
jakdan said:
and just as round, fukcing disgraceful the clip of them at the minute:mad:
i wish they were that fat when i was up to no good as a youngun:laugh:
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Fuck1ng hell jakdan you mean you have quietened down, what were you like when you were younger
 
general manager said:
That must have been when the police were 6ft and over not 5ft like most of them are now
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Pre 1960 the minimum height for a copper was 5ft 10ins that dropped in 60 to 5ft 8 or 9ins I think there was a female officer in Wales at just under 5ft but not too sure.
 
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