trouble on a contract with knee pads

[marbleman]

i was told i should use knee pads on a contract by health and safety 2 days ago . i refused and i was told to leave site has anyone else had this problem before.
i have tried using them but it just gives me a back ache ,

 

[White Room]

It's been a few years since working on site but never had a mention of having to wear knee pads

 

[Ajax123]

HSE Web Communities - Construction Discussion Forum - PPE

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[Prem Tiler]

worlds gone mad!

You tried padded trousers?

In the knee area not the crutch

 

[White Room]

The Alpro knee pads are king

 

[marbleman]

trying to find out if this is law, as i must admit never heard this one before, and what could i say never been asked before.

 

[Ajax123]

Wearing knee pads is not law.

Carrying out a risk assesment on tasks carried out by contractors and subcontractors is law and if the level of risk dictates that Knee Pads are a sensible and reasonable precaution to limit the health and safety risk to the operative then they ought ot be worn. Deliberate failure to comply with these precautions would lead the employer to court for negligence and deliberate refusal of the the operator to comply with a reasonable request based on a suitable risk assesment would lead a subcontractor to a similar position. To seek a reasonable exemption would probably require a medical conditiona but this in turn would probably preclude an operative from fulfilling a subcontract anyway. I think......

 

[marbleman]

as for suitable risk assesment on knee pads , i can tell you that i have never been comfortable wearing them as it causes me low back pain, reasons is that it alters my stance when kneeing , i know it may only be by 25-50mm from the floor but causes more problems with me, no one is the same and if you have never used them and dont have a problem then it should not be forced on to you by anyone,
I think its a issue for my doctor now and maybe legal,

 

[doug boardley]

after wearing knee pads all my working life, inserts and wrap arounds, I'm still waitng for the 7th operation on my left knee.... HSE can stick their mandates right up where the sun don't shine, because they know sod all!!

 

[marbleman]

sorry to hear that doug , i have been lucky with my knees, but maybe because i never used knee pads and so my knees naturally became pads,