Re: Re: New Regs to kill DIY HA?

[Martin Howell <martin.howell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I find this whole idea of government trying to protect people from
themselves as absolutely ludicrous - go to sunny Spain, and there are
power cables hanging out of walls and sticking up out of pavements, the
bathrooms not only have light switches but power sockets as well, and
I've yet to go there and find the streets and toilets strewn with
bodies.  Most deaths from electrocution are probably the result of
terminal stupidity on the part of the victim, and all the Part Ps in the
world ain't gonna make 'em any smarter - if anything, the price of
professional help will go up and encourage the DIY approach.  I suppose
the good news is that, if all the planks electrocute themselves,
preferably before breeding, then the average IQ of the remaining gene
pool would rise and electrocutions become less commonplace.  Is that Mr
Darwin I hear calling? :-)

Martin

Mal Lansell wrote:

>1) The hassle of informing building control, and then having an
inspection
>2) The additional costs.
>3) The pointlessness of the additional regulatory burden, when the
>death/injury count is so tiny (and even then, inspections won't save
most of
>those people)
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>From: "Martin Wonders" <martin.wonders@xxxxxxx>
>To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
>Sent: Monday, December 20, 2004 1:02 PM
>Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Re: New Regs to kill DIY HA?
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>>I don't see what the issue is really.
>>As I understand it at the moment when you are doing any building
work
>>approved by planning there is a requirement for inspection
>>by building control. Part P brings all major electrical work into
this
>>bracket, anyone can do it, you just need
>>to notify building control, as you do with foundations, drains etc,
and
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>>will inspect the installation (at a cost of course).
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>>Is this correct? if it is then why the fuss?
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>>Cheers
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>>Martin
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Gareth Cook [mailto:g@xxxxxxx]
>>Sent: 20 December 2004 12:31
>>To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
>>Subject: Fw: [ukha_d] Re: New Regs to kill DIY HA?
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>>Does this then assume that everyone must start out as incompetent
??
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>> Gareth Cook
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>>----- Forwarded by Gareth Cook/UK/IBM on 20/12/2004 12:30 -----
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>>Hmm, interesting reading.
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>>So how does one become "registered with a competent person
scheme"
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>>Obviously you would need to be a qualified electricain, but what
are
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>>Cheers
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