Henchman Ladders have snapped off - are these worth getting welded?

[parkertrees]

If i was in your position, id offer to pay for it...

 

However

 

If it was one of my lads, id appreciate the gesture, but wouldn't take the money off them.

[jfc]

Accidents happen, stuff gets broken.

Only if you were messing about and being reckless (being a d!£k),  would i ask you to pay for it. If you are a conscientious employee who takes care of tools and equipment you shouldn't have to pay.

[Bolt]

Difficult to say really without knowing much about your employer’s situation, but as said above, It’s not a bad thing to demonstrate  an appropriate level of responsibility for the damage.

 

That being said, if it was a genuine accident that occurred whilst you were trying to get your days stuff done, these things are annoying, but to be expected.

 

Unless your employer is in an absolutely dire financial situation, it seems a touch unreasonable to expect you to replace a very well used looking ladder with a shiny brand new one.

[openspaceman]

2 hours ago, Bolt said:

 

 it seems a touch unreasonable to expect you to replace a very well used looking ladder with a shiny brand new one.

Yes that would be "betterment" so the while an employee should not be expected to pay the cost would be no more than it's written down used value.

 

BTW what are the rules on repairing a piece of equipment covered by LOLER, big stuff we had to have inspected and passed by an insurance approved engineer and that would cost more than a replacement ladder.

 

For domestic use I would sleeve it and borrow a MIG with a spool gun, I'm even more useless with TIG.

[Bolt]

2 hours ago, openspaceman said:

 

BTW what are the rules on repairing a piece of equipment covered by LOLER, big stuff we had to have inspected and passed by an insurance approved engineer and that would cost more than a replacement ladder.

 

It very much depends on the equipment, and the type of repair.

 

Generally, the repair would need to be of a type approved by the manufacturer, and may need to be subjected to a thorough examination by a competent person before being returned to service.

 

For ‘unconventional’ repairs, the competent person is possibly going to be the manufacturer.

[Bolt]

2 hours ago, openspaceman said:

 

BTW what are the rules on repairing a piece of equipment covered by LOLER, big stuff we had to have inspected and passed by an insurance approved engineer and that would cost more than a replacement ladder.

 

Weirdly, I think ladders may be covered by PUWER rather than LOLER, although they still require a schedule of inspection / daily pre-use checks etc.