Window Cleaner Electrocuted. This Story Save Your Life Part 2
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2024
- This is the story of Jason Knight, a UK window cleaner who suffered horrific life changing injuries after an electrical charged jumped from an overhead cable to the carbon fibre water fed pole he was using.
This doesn't just effect window cleaners but also, gutter cleaners, pressure washers, scaffolders, builders, gardeners, in fact anyone who enters a garden with overhead power cables.
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Amazing video. Heartbreaking to watch. Jason is a good friend of mine. He taught me the trade, so i know how safety conscious he is. I can also tell you all, that he will be chuffed by all of your comments. Please lets all do a clean for my mate Jason.
This is very sad. This really hits home. I hope every window cleaner sees this video. Electrical lines are no joke.
Thanks bud
Incredible interview videos. Can I just give a shout to Jason's Dad John who is so humble, calm and articulate despite the awful circumstances of what has happened to Jason ❤
It was an honour to meet Jasons dad who made making the video easy for me
Thank you for these kind words and your empathy and compassion to these awful situation my family are going through right now. If you have been touched by Jason's story, a contribution toward his dedicated Go Fund Me page would help tremendously with his rehabilitation journey. Thank you so much. www.gofundme.com/f/jasons-rehabilitation Stay safe out there!
Thank you to everyone who made this video especially Jason's Dad.
I have learnt life saving lessons from this video. Thank you for sharing the experience although it is heart braking to talk about. This is another case of greedy big business' putting profit in front of the value of a human life. I'm sorry that this system has failed you but your life is not over. From QLD Australia
Thanks Jordan
I for one will never work anywhere near a powerline now. Even with the best insulated pole it's not a guarantee. All it takes is a rogue gust of wind or small accident with your footing to send the pole towards the line which will then be close enough for it to jump. Once the first arc to the pole is made it ionises the air into plasma which is a conductor so it will keep the connection even if it moves further away.
This has been spread pretty widely and discussed on Window cleaning forums but well done for making sure it gets to as many people as possible.
Thank you buddy
Best safe than sorry. Thank you for your kind words.
Hi Dave,
Thank you for sharing Jason's story. Thank you for the dignified way you interviewed John. You very effectively drew out his thoughts and feelings.
We are thinking of the Knight family and wish them all the best in the challenging road ahead. I have shared both videos with two separate Australian window cleaning groups on Facebook. Awareness of this topic must continue to grow.
Thanks again, Dave. You are a legend.
Thanks Duncan. I was only thinking about you this morning
Always always be aware of overhead cables. Anything wet will conductive and it’s not guaranteed that it will be 220 and just give you a jolt. Be aware of your surroundings when working.
Great work highlighting this Dave.
Thanks Steve
Massive impact on how I will approach window cleaning with overhead cables now. I would like to say Massive thanks to Jason's dad must have been so hard for him to do this interview. I will make my labour sit through part one and two as I wouldn't what someone else to go through this.
@@gotocov Thanks buddy 👍
Donated when I first saw the story! Poor Fella, I hope everyone else does and doesn’t just watch the videos. Help them get the bits he needs.
Thanks for your support
All kind of warnings we need to check before start any Window Cleaning Job...!!! we have to take them seriuosly PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE I'm hopping Jason is getting better here from Down Under I'm wishing all the best God Blessing him and his Family
Thanks bud
Well done Dave. This stopped me in my tracks today. Just donated to the Go fund me page. God bless and hope for the best on Jason’s recovery.
Thanks Jason
Thank you so much for your kind donation
I totally feel Jason's dad's frustration i have in the past asked myself why there is little to no signage on telegraph poles, only last month i was cleaning gutters next to a power line and asking myself if it is live or not. it's a serious concern in my mind.. It would cost the government very little to post warning sings telling us what volt or if they are live or not, it would make our jobs just that little bit safer...
Very true
Because it would cost and then there would be e making sure that signage is always updated and it’s there all money unfortunately
There is always a yellow warning plate on any electric pole in the UK, unless it's been vandalised
Which is great but there weren't any poles in the garden he was woking in
So sad what has happened to Jason and no idea how John manages to keep such dignity when talking about his son and the lack of care by those that should protect us. In a previous job I worked with high voltage and was always amazed at how far a spark can travel in dry air, but in moist wet air it’s so much further.
I teach all my guys to wear safety boots, rubber gloves. Sometimes they even listen.
A pole maybe 10,000 volt safe but when some power lines are 30-60,000 volts that equates to hoping a rubber glove will stop a chainsaw from cutting off your fingers. So I always tell them keep a poles length from a cable, if you can’t don’t do it.
Lost a few jobs because we said we won’t do a few windows but as John said is your life only worth a few quid?
Personally think all poles should have and be sold with a warning label saying don’t use near a power cable or transformer. HSE should get off the ass a produce a guideline for window cleaners that’s uses layman’s terms and simple diagrams that can be sent with each pole that’s sold. Something as simple as a guide that says any wire thicker than a cigarette is probably a power line and to be avoided. Ensure 15’ distance on a dry day and 30’ on a wet day. If wet and windy just don’t. Also what a transformer looks like. Seen one with 10’ of a house and they are more dangerous than a power line.
Yes there is a basic HSE guide HSG85 but this is not aimed at the layman and only sends you looking at other guides all of which say do your own risk assessments.
8:38 I agree and replacing your second to last section with a base section from another pole is the easiest way (eg. 7 section pole, replace section 6 with a base section 6) or buying a pole and adding an extention section
Electric cables usually a lot thicker than phone wires..I hope your son Jason continues to recover…and yeah the cables need to be readdressed for safety rules.
Best way bro make sure is to avoid them completely unless you are 100% sure
Believe it or not iv got my 1st window deep clean job this weekend.... £25. Il be donating
Thanks for helping support Jason
Thank you John for sharing for raising awareness of this issue.
Thanks Ian
Heartbreaking 💔
Thanks for making everyone aware of the extreme dangers most don't even think about. Just started my window cleaning business in the U. S. and will be looking at ways to help.
Thanks Alan
Sorry for the circumstances. Awareness is important.
Thank you
I have personally called the national grid, DNO and they refuse to divulge any information publicly on their network voltages or cable identification types and stick to one message of "look out look up"
I agree, there needs to be some drastic changes and education is key. Jason shouldn't have to be the example here and negligence on a corporate level is responsible for whats happened
Aerial helicopter network checks do not use lidar or high end imaging and measuring and most opt for a man with a DSLR camrea to take photos and they later do a visual check to sesrch for broken insulators or foreign objects such as fallen trees
The dno won’t divulged anything even if I was to phone them as a spark to ask a question it’s a polava to get a simple answer or to report an earth out of spec.
Thanks for sharing Austin
Very interesting to read. Let's hope this marks the start of some serious change.
Well done Dave 👏🏼
Thanks Jake.
thank you Dave a very important video for us window cleaners
Thanks buddy
This is a very sad event, I hope Jason continues in his recovery. The Gardiner Poles have exploded and saved a couple mates from shocks, but sadly the electrical lines are often uninsulated and too low
Very true
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I am a bricklayer/ builder and will happily give any labour cost to convert things free I can’t pay for materials as am not rich
@@MarkSmith-hd5ez thanks Mark. That’s very generous. I will pass your message on to the family
Only thing I can offer can’t imagine the trials about to begin I am sure we can find a builders merchant who will help donate materials
Hi Mark. If you could contact me at squeakycleandave@gmail.com I will pass on Jasons dad's contact details to you. Thanks
Would wearing electric proof gloves help
They are telescopic for a reason, window cleaners often adjust them wavering around away from the building because they don't want to contaminate the brush. head
It was as he was dropping it down that he got the shock
Hi Dave, can you send me a link please, i would like to donate too Jason. Great video.
Thanks buddy. The links are all in the description
Thanks Dave, I made a donation.
Are these the cables that come in from telegraph poles? They’re on every house!
Some cabled are for phone lines which are safe but others are power which aren't
@@squeakycleandave1 how can we tell the difference Dave?
Surely if the 1st or 2nd section is insulated it still won’t protect you fully? The brush is wet, The electric will come down the middle of the pole ?
Every little bit will help. This was to raise awareness so people realise how dangerous cables can be
@@squeakycleandave1 definitely. I remember when the poles were pure fibreglass. Back in the day. I do wonder what it would of done if it was a fibreglass pole
It's a very valid point. The pole hose is the worst conductor. However, the base pole and one after that will mitigate part of the risk to the person holding it. There are many factors to look at to resolve this fully. What's next? An earth lead and clamp, you have to stake in the ground before you work
@@PaR-ec9sy fibreglass doesn’t actually conduct electricity so he would have been better off
@@squeakycleandave1 brush would conduct the electric Surely ? The electric would travel down thru the pole following the water would it not ?
I’m not sure if I missed it or not but was it confirmed how high up the power cable was?
It was 3.6m up
Gardener Poles are the best when used correctly
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Wow, im really sorry to hear whats happened to Jason. The work Jason's dad is doing is so important and should be applauded.So proactive in what you are doing to raise awareness and change the poles.I cant imagine what you and your families are going through but they should all be proud of you for trying to prevent further accidents like this.