Are we allowed to tackle this?

[Rich2484]

Shutdown. It's not worth risking your life or someone else's for that matter on a "just in case" or "just to careful" scenario.

 

Plus the bill for repairing the lines if broken will easily outweigh the job.

[Simon Rotheram]

Take a look at the link AFAG 804

 

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/afag804.pdf

[Rich2484]

Can't highlight it but the bottom page. Paragraph 22 says it all.

[Simon Rotheram]

Can't highlight it but the bottom page. Paragraph 22 says it all.

 

Agreed, but I thought it better to advise on the whole guidance note.

[Rich2484]

Oh yeah. Always good to advise on the whole doc.

 

I have given it a good read and there a couple of bits I didn't know about.

 

I do now.

[woody paul]

Shut down. Get a power company to get some one to inspect job with you and go with what they say may take some time to get them out to look.

[Perkins]

Great, thanks to everybody for the advice and help, especially the pdf link. Will contact network operation and get a shutdown organised.

[hazzygawa]

 

Went to do a subbie climbing job for a mate. Got to job and found this. Reducing silver birch. I refused to climb on the ground I thought it was too dangerous.

He pondered a bit but climbed. Job went well, but it could only takes one mistake.

[Theocus]

Shut downs are easy to organise and free. They take a while to arrange but it will save you the hassle of worrying about the wires and possibly killing yourself.

The fines are also huge if your short out the wires.

[Rich2484]

Last fine I heard about was 1200 quid. They took out four un insulated cables. About 200 yards long.

 

Not me someone else. Heard about the fine through the grapevine. The cost of repair and if there are no tickets to cover the job with power lines the fines can get ridiculously high.....

 

Take a step back, look at the job, and think to yourself is it worth all going wrong for a few phone calls to the power network?