Digging trenches in graveyards

[ringer]

Doing a risk assessment for a church job. I need to run SWA in a trench alongside a path that runs through a graveyard. All graves on the route are at least 100 years old. Should I take precautions against disease etc? I was wondering whether to use disposable gloves whilst handling the soil and chuck them after the job. And what about tetanus jabs - or is this taking the risk assessment too far?

 

[Mr.Si]

Just take Tony Robinson from time team incase you find something.

"A series of small walls" usually, isn't it?

 

[nickblake]

 

[mogga]

even though its a serious subject im sittin here pishing myself laffin at the Dead end jokes and I hope the OP can find the good advice (headstone stability ect ect ) in among the jokes funny guys btw

 

[telectrix]

we'e all been moaning about the state of our trade. now we know, it's a dying trade indeed

 

[jeremy]

Laughed so much I couldn't stop coffin' !!

 

[jaresquire]

Time to bury this thread?

 

[baldsparkies]

Yep, threads dead.

 

[rocker]

I have grave concerns about the state of our industry if you have to ask questions like this.....

 

[Merl]

Oh what a dead end job , if your putting in cables then they are 2 ft down im sure when you end up there your 6ft under so you should be alright , one of the risks you could need to identify is the head stones toppling over so could be worth mentioning that one of the things you could use is alcoholic hand wash/santiser i use it all the time when im working especially if you get a job where you cant was your hands

Very good point here!

Reminds me of when old NED passed away. Ned loved his gadgets and had the latest mod-cons in his house. He was the envy of the bingo club. Lovely service, and the weather was dry for once! One of the few days it hadn't rained that month!! The graveside was like a marsh! But there was a good turn out for him though.

Anyway, Had a phone call off the church warden a few days later saying Ned's headstone was starting to lean over at a precarious angle and was in danger of falling over so he took the liberty of tying a rope around the headstone and securing it to a nearby tree.

The next week there was a knock on the door. It was a couple of Ned's old pals! They came in, sat down and the first thing they said was "Bloody hell it hasnt taken Ned long to get the phone in!!!"

 

[Kamikaze]

You are all stark grave-ing mad... LMAO
Ringer, I think your search for a sensible answer is decomposing.

 

[ringer]

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Ringer, I think your search for a sensible answer is decomposing.

I've managed to pick out the sensible advice from the jokes. This thread does seem to have tickled the ribs of many on here, so keep on with the jokes.