When I was about 10 years, me and a bunch of my friends was playing tag before religion class one night. It was dark and my friend Doug, a wiry goofy redneck kid, was running through the main floor of the newly framed church hall and then he just vanished. We thought that Doug was just playing a joke and soon the teacher called us into class so we just went followed the teacher into the classroom. A few minutes later Doug showed up and the teacher asked him where he was at. He said it was dark and he did not realize the floor sheathing was only about half way installed and fell clear down to the basement. He did not get hurt. But he was the best tree climber in my small town and I imagine to be that good of climber you would have to fell out of a few trees.
I love the ‘‘tuck and roll’’ saying… tell it to my boys all the time :mrgreen:
Would General Liability not cover something like this?
For me, I don’t have the time or want to spend money on caution signs, flares, tape, smoke, barricades, locks, and all that hooha.
But it could be a profitable business sellin’ this stuff :shock:
I can see it now. Blue and white Nachi Inspector tape with a 3’X5’ sign posted in the front…“Nachi Inspector On Site, Everyone Else Is just Looking Around”. :roll::twisted:
Smart money says, go to www.signs365.com and have them print up $5 signs, “CAUTION: Inspection In Progress By”
and print your ad info below.
Place it in the yard and make money off it for a coupla hours.
Hhhmmmmm . . . . .
Good idea, thanks . . . .
Peter Doane writes:
The suit is filed in your state of Washington. Stern v. Clark, King County No. 08-2-18857-4 SEA, Trial Date: November 16, 2009. I’m sending someone over to get a copy.
Thanks Nick
I know there was a law suit and that is a serious matter but I think this is a bit much Nick. I don’t mean any offense but this is too funny.
I think the sign should also have a red flashing beacon to get everyone’s attention & an audible that Say’s “Warning—Warning ---- Stay Back----Inspector at work” for those that are vision impaired.
In my younger drinking days, I use to work in restaurants. The only jobs I could keep hungover. One night, I was night managing and a fat lady customer fell while the floor was being mopped. She threaten to sue the restaurant. The lawsuit did not go far because I had some regular customers witness she fell on top of the wet floor sign. Sad but true.
Interesting discussion. I used to work in Cleanrooms, most of the work we did was under raised floors. When a panel fo the floor was removed we were supposed to barricade the opening as the fall could be anywhere from 20 inches or so to twenty feet. Every now and then there were accidents. 
The HI that left a floor hatch open in a walking area will loose the lawsuit.
http://www.buildersmutual.com/cd/wall_floor_openings.html
http://www.osha.gov/doc/jobsite/#Figure%2012
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9715
Brian, no offense meant,
but none of those links are relevant. They are all in regards to construction or construction building standards. They have nothing to do with a completed structure, and the use of the hatches.
Close but no Cigar Mark.
And the tool box talk Mark said to protect floor openings, it said nothing about the state of construction of the structure beung worked on.
IMO if you leave a hatch in the floor open where someone can fall in, you are no too clever.
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The HI that left a floor hatch open in a walking area will loose the lawsuit. [
I find that hard to believe if the HI is in the crawl space while the door is open. I’m NOT closing the door while I’m down there. :shock:
If he left the premises, that’s another story.](“http://”)
Does not OSHA rules apply to only companies with several employees?
I’ve never seen a termite inspector barricade, block, close, put up tape, etc. at ANY crawlspace entrance. And I’ve witnessed many termite inspections from several companies over the last 30 yrs. inspect crawlspaces.
This sign implies that it is safer to approach an inspector from another association.
If you have an open floor hatch, you will need a sign at every entrance to the room that states the actual hazard.
Does that mean that every crawl space hatch without means of securing “removable standard railings” is defective?
Do you make mention of the safety requirements in your report?
I could see it now… dad in crawlspace, 4 year old goes looking for him and ends up face first onto the floor of the crawl.
I hired a law clerk in that county to copy us all the court documents. Here they are (60 page pdf): http://www.nachi.org/documents/stern-vs-clark.pdf
So the plaintiff is a lawyer… That explains a few things. :roll:
BTW, Why does a layer need his arm to work? I don’t really get the $25,000 loss of work thing. Don’t they have clerks to write and type? It’s not like he’s swinging a hammer or something.