opgpat wrote:swpostie wrote:
I've been able to deliver to every address on my route - it's been icy and slippery but I haven't fallen over.
It's surprising what you can do when you put your mind to it.
Mmm this sounds very similar to what a manager said to me once about new pegasus walks. 'Just see what you can do, you'll soon get used to it'.
Why don't you come have a chat to the guy at our DO who broke his hand in a fall last week, or the 2nd guy who cut his leg open falling off his bike on the ice, or the third guy who banged his knee up badly on Wed then broke a rib on the Thursday in delivery falls in the snow.
Lets call anyone concerned about H&S a workshy layabout? TOTAL PROPAGANDA.
Everyone is different - some people are nimble on their feet but still have had falls , some are flat footed , people walk in different ways which affects how steady they are on iced up slush , that's
before you have any weight on either shoulder or are leaning forward pushing something .
There's a possibility of straining or damaging themselves when they grab hold of a hedge or lampost trying to correct a slip . There's also ways of falling properly , some people may have martial arts training , some may have been taught in the services , some won't know how to .
This is instruction for Ice Skaters as to how to fall - maybe this is more constructive than calling staff drama queens , lazy , professional skivvers / claimers , malingerers etc
http://www.wikihow.com/Fall-and-Recover ... all-on-Ice" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Wear gloves, wristguards, knee, or elbow pads. These will protect you from getting hurt if you fall.
2Put your hands on your waist or in front of you when you are skating.
3Practice falling. Try to fall without hurting yourself. First try falling without skates and then move on to fall with skates. Try falling on different speeds with your skates on.
4Bend your knees and go into a dip position. If you know you are about to fall just go into a dip position.
5Fall to the side and lean forward as you fall on the ice. This will lower the chances of you getting injured.
6Recover from your fall. Turn over on your hands and knees.
7Take one foot and place it between your hands.
8Take the other foot and place it between your hands. Applying pressure to your toes and Using your toe picks will help you so you won't slide.
Peter, 51, and Jill, 49, met on the job and even had a "postie" wedding in their uniforms.
