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Re: New Regs to kill DIY HA?


  • Subject: Re: New Regs to kill DIY HA?
  • From: "David Buckley" <db@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 06:25:49 -0000



--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Frank Mc Alinden" <fmcalind@b...>
wrote:

Hi frank

> Have they made tagging and testing appliances,tools and
> leads compulsory in the UK as yet ;-)

Almost.

For tools and cables etc (inc PCs) used in a workplace (strictly, by
someone "at work") to comply with health and safety regulations
you
have to demonstrate that the equipment used is safe.  The H&S law
doesnt define what that means, you can use any approach you wish, as
long as it isnt laughably a non-starter, and you just dont do nothing,
which also isn't an option.

The PAT testing industry read H&S regs as "everything with a plug
on
it has to be PAT tested regularly" and sold it to business.  So yep,
just about every cable now has a barcode on it.....







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