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It wouldn't be that hard to do, take a model from the "easisheet" type systems on bulk tippers.

You are clearly not competing on a level playing field, perhaps the HSE would be interested in helping the contractor to become more compliant?

Think on that larksfooting a sling on to a branch reduces its strength significantly and that a knot in rope does the same.

Man up, eat your Weetabix and buy the bigger saw, there is no substitute for power.

Well its got proper off topic so here we go There are a couple of bodies and insurance types involved in this so looking from a couple of perspectives Tax. The Inland Revenue is of the opinion that if you work for the same person, full time you ought to be employed "cards in", IE a PAYE employee Labour only. The law says that if you provide labour and perhaps some hand tools you are classified as an employee for the day. You work under the direction of the employer or his agent. He tells you what work is to be done and you execute the work, he may take advice on the detail of the execution but otherwise he is in charge of the operation. He has most of the legal obligations to the labour only employee as he does to his regular PAYE employee. Bona Fide Sub Contract A Bona Fide sub contractor is a contracting company of whatever legal form that has taken on a portion of work from a larger contract He bids for work offered and is awarded a sub contract (a lesser part of the whole contract) by the main contractor. As far as the terms of the contract permit the BFSC is independent of the main contractor and is free to execute the contract as he sees fit. He will provide whatever plant labour and materials are required by the contract. The law regards BFSC as an independent entity to the main contractor with all the legal separation that entails. While there is no legal requirement for anyone to hold public liability insurance it would be unwise to trade as an independent contractor without it. Most insurance policies require their insured to ensure that BFSC companies hold public liability insurance Employers Liability (compulsory) Insurance (ELCI) Anyone with employees is required by law to hold ELCI insurance to cover them. Anyone providing labour or help is regarded in law as an employee.

But didn't you say appeal court and Judge .........

That sounds decidedly "hinkey" to me, if only for the reason that your quote hardly sounds like something a judge would say. Judges apply the law and the rest of us bring cases for their attention. They are quite keen on people knowing that.

I have no clue how the OP will be able to gauge things but I do know I can. Getting a pool of climbers seems simple to me, you just watch a few of them, discard the ones you don't want and you have a pool. Some people can spot a "looking the part" when they get out of the van, for others it may take till mid morning.

That picture needs to be in the overloaded thread:laugh1:

10 mins is enough, you can usually tell if they have "got it" when they get out of the van.

Quite right, in fact the grey areas are black and white, its the people hanging tree surgery on the coat tails of agriculture that call it grey in an attempt to legitimise their actions. Some of the activities of commercial tree surgery touch on areas where agricultural exemptions may apply and while engaged in that, using the exemption is quite legitimate, but using the exemption across the board is likely to get you into trouble.

So can we see the transcripts of this ground breaking case please

That bark is a bit cherry'esque but the end grain and the stuff in the background is beech

Forget chainsaw tickets, if you don't have it get yourself a driving licence and a licence to tow something bigger than a wheelbarrow. That will make you much more employable, do the tickets when you are earning, the right company will help you with that.

I think the scrotes know what they are looking at Diesels do have cat's, the one fitted to a Discovery is worth about 50 quid, depending on which yard and the current price if the metals

Whatever you call it they are all worth plenty

I have seen a similar thing for lifting bags of fertiliser into the hopper on a 3pl Bit beefier than that but just as limited

Fixed that for ya

In my experience its usually assasination

Do you know it was the developer? Could just as easily be the owner of the new house, nasty trees making the garden dark and all that?

Not per se but the HSE have said don't do it and they have the power to bring a prosecution under the HSAW act so while there is no specific law against using a top handled saw on the ground you can still be prosecuted for doing it.

That would be using a top handled saw on the ground

Yup, that's pretty standard in the world of fixing things He has made a bang up job of cleaning them though:laugh1:

Bashlins have a template tool just for sharpening gaffs properly

But the time like thing still stands and the HSE will prosecute if you come unstuck with a top handle saw on the floor.