An ex window cleaner from the West Midlands town of Dudley, who fell from a ladder and sustained broken bones, has backed the Health and Safety Executive’s new Shattered Lives campaign.
Ken Bradley broke both his wrist and hip when carrying out his window cleaning round back in 2006. Mr Bradley slipped and fell from the ladder which he was using, which ultimately led to him having to give up on window cleaning for good.
Mr Bradley explained:
“I felt the ladder slip from under me and I grabbed a window to try and stop myself from falling. But I couldn’t reach. I don’t really remember much after that until I woke up in hospital.”
“It’s the confidence as much as anything. I’d have done anything once but once the confidence has gone, it makes you think twice.
“I can no longer walk as far as I used to be able to and I certainly can’t clamber up and down ladders.”
The Shattered Lives campaign has been launched with the aim of reducing the number of accidents in the workplace- through educating people with a range of useful safety tips. The campaign also highlights the devastating effects that these types of accidents can have, and has been welcomed by employers up and down the country.
