You Must Never Give BIBs a Bollocking In Public Ever
Discussion
An operative was removing an asbestos insulating board infill panel above an internal doorframe in a council house between tenancies. The property was empty and protected by Sitex security window shutters and doors. He was wearing a white hooded "CSI" suit and respirator and had the area he was working lined with heavy gauge polythene. At the front door he placed a "Do Not Enter. Asbestos" sign
A neighbour heard noises from the empty property and phoned the Police. Two officers were dispatched and walked into the building inspite of the warning signs. In the hallway they found themselves facing the asbestos stripper, up a ladder, in the process of removing the AIB panel, masked and suited up.
The stripper shouted at the Police "OUT NOW!" . Instead of leaving the Police initially stood their ground. The stripper then shouted "Get to f
k out you fking idiots this place is full of asbestos". The Officers retreated to the front door. At the front door they forcefully commanded the Asbestos stripper to come out of the building immediately. He replied that he'd have to decontaminate himself (doesn't take that long but he made a meal of it). The reason he did that was so he could phone his supervisor and have him on site while plod dealt with him.
When he got outside plod were giving his supervisor a hard and fairly intimidating talk on not interfering while they dealt with an offence. It was pretty obvious they were very pissed off that he had turned up. Next the Asbestos stripper got it with both barrels. Apparently BIBs must NEVER be spoken to the way he spoke to them and he was very close to getting himself into serious trouble. At this point the supervisor piped up "this man is trained to shout at anyone who enters his enclosure and if you walk past a danger asbestos sign you deserve to be called fking idiots". For his trouble he was huckled into the back of the Police car and again told what he just did was obstructing Police officers and could, along with his comments, get himself into serious trouble along with his colleague.
Couple or so questions for BIBs or ex BIBs. Why? Why not just walk away? Why the scary assed warning ste? The guys were just doing their jobs. And could they really have got into trouble given the full circumstances or would senior officers and or the PF laugh at the constables for being so petty had they tried to take the matter further?
A neighbour heard noises from the empty property and phoned the Police. Two officers were dispatched and walked into the building inspite of the warning signs. In the hallway they found themselves facing the asbestos stripper, up a ladder, in the process of removing the AIB panel, masked and suited up.
The stripper shouted at the Police "OUT NOW!" . Instead of leaving the Police initially stood their ground. The stripper then shouted "Get to f
k out you fking idiots this place is full of asbestos". The Officers retreated to the front door. At the front door they forcefully commanded the Asbestos stripper to come out of the building immediately. He replied that he'd have to decontaminate himself (doesn't take that long but he made a meal of it). The reason he did that was so he could phone his supervisor and have him on site while plod dealt with him.When he got outside plod were giving his supervisor a hard and fairly intimidating talk on not interfering while they dealt with an offence. It was pretty obvious they were very pissed off that he had turned up. Next the Asbestos stripper got it with both barrels. Apparently BIBs must NEVER be spoken to the way he spoke to them and he was very close to getting himself into serious trouble. At this point the supervisor piped up "this man is trained to shout at anyone who enters his enclosure and if you walk past a danger asbestos sign you deserve to be called f
king idiots". For his trouble he was huckled into the back of the Police car and again told what he just did was obstructing Police officers and could, along with his comments, get himself into serious trouble along with his colleague.Couple or so questions for BIBs or ex BIBs. Why? Why not just walk away? Why the scary assed warning s
te? The guys were just doing their jobs. And could they really have got into trouble given the full circumstances or would senior officers and or the PF laugh at the constables for being so petty had they tried to take the matter further? 
mybrainhurts said:
Question is, if you're stupid enough to ignore/not see the warnings and understand the hazard, are you fit to be a police officer?
Ahh, the perfect cover for the next 'job', put asbestos signs up , rob the place blind while plod stand at the edge of your 'zone'!Evil Genius
Tannedbaldhead said:
A neighbour heard noises from the empty property and phoned the Police.
The neighbour hadn't noticed the polythene cladding around the place, the operatives looking like extras from the last 30 minutes of ET or anything else unusual (like a big lorry with a decontamination unit/area parked out front, for example) then? And the police officer(s) hadn't clocked this upon arrival either?
(Sub)contractor could have dealt with it better (more politely, as reported, but he/she had an important point to make!) - but then the police should also have noticed the polythene cladding and "warning - asbestos!" notices at their point of entry to the building as a starter for ten and clocked a real H&S Issue then withdrawn
.Story does not hang true, to be frank
; asbestos removal is serious st nowadays, and people - anyone - would be aware of the issue and risks before entering the site...mybrainhurts said:
Question is, if you're stupid enough to ignore/not see the warnings and understand the hazard, are you fit to be a police officer?
question is, are you naive enough not to realise and understand that having warning signs re asbestos could actually be a load of bks and a cover for screwing the property? Edited by MGZTV8 on Wednesday 26th March 06:02
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