Final Push

Excerpt

TONY: The longer you stand around here arguing the toss the less likely you are to get a break.

RYAN: So what are we doing?

TONY: Go over to building 2. Top floor. First of all make sure the area is clear because there’s been a lot of activity and there’s been all sorts of junk left. So just do a bit of housekeeping. But what you need to get done this afternoon is this. Are you listening?

RYAN: Yes I’m listening!

TONY: Someone has removed the temporary lift shaft door and taken it away. And left a void. Which isn’t very clever. But the lift engineers are due any time soon. So I need you to go and make a temporary barrier using scaff tubes. OK?

ALEX: So we’ll find a void and a shaft when we get there?

TONY: Yes. So it goes without saying – don’t fall down the shaft or I’ll have far too much paperwork to do.

RYAN: You’re all heart Tony.

TONY: You know what’s needed?

ALEX: Two uprights and three horizontal tubes to cover the void.

RYAN: Shouldn’t you have a scaffolding team do it?

TONY: It’s not a structure is it? Nobody is standing on it. It’s just a way of making it obvious that there’s a void there so nobody could accidentally fall down it. Stick a sign on it saying ‘caution hole below’ or ‘danger risk of falling’. Whatever you can find.

ALEX: Are you coming to inspect it?

TONY: I will but I have a delivery of stillages to supervise. It’ll take me an hour or so.

RYAN: See you later then.

TONY: Don’t let me down, lads.