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At least there is something on here which is older than me................and better looking:confused1:
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If you don't have PI, then providing formal advice could leave you exposed. I suspect that your 'customer' will be looking for a solution, not uncertainty and further enquiries. Previous poster gives good advice.
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HMRC will assess each of your 'contracts' individually. If you are a PAYE employee on some then there won't be refund just because you deem yourself to be SE.
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Given that there are still "dinosaurs" out there, the IP may have been brought up in a culture of not questioning what the boss told him to do?? However, the first step should always be "looking after No. 1". But in addition to 'making things safer' we have also developed a generation of folks who have difficulty thinking and looking after themselves.
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In some other industries, you'll have your RA, but before the boys start the job they have a "tool box talk" which covers the conclusions of the RA and other things that are more apparent on the day at the job site. And this is repeated for each shift / start of each day.
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I think that some should read the articles.............the employer's risk assessment stated that the operator must be trained and wear PPE. So the employer was not even complying with his own "requirements", let alone what is deemed to be "best industry practice". Yep, there is alot of box ticking and cotton wool, etc these days, but if you look at the recorded injury & death facts for 30 years ago in forestry, agriculture, construction etc......................do you really want to revert to those days? Remember.............just because you have never been knocked down crossing the road does not mean that it doesn't happen to someone most days in the UK.............. Here ended my lesson..................
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Definite market for this.
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I tried the £49.99 latest Lidl saw last week. Complete with Oregon bar and chain. Ideal for ad hoc domestic use. Would handle your 30 cm logs. I wouldn't say it is quiet though. As noisey as an electric planer.
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:thumbup: (for all types of vermin)
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Clearly a case of "well it aint my tool" syndrome...
FatherJack replied to wisecobandit's topic in General chat
Many decades ago, my primary school teacher use to quote to us: " Neither a borrower nor a lender be, For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. " How true:thumbup1: So Shakespeare did come up with something useful:lol: -
Most of the annual polices cover pleasure & work. Though need to check playing with chainsaws and working at height....................
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Without a metallurgist inspection, it is not possble to tell if this is a fatigue failure, or a stress failure (e.g. overloaded). Given that it has occurred in 'summer' it is unlikely to as a result of brittle fracture. Also, stainless steels are not most acoomdating of materials. Then again, what do I know. Not good for the Petzl brand. It would be good to hear what the OP gets in the way of a response from his supplier / Petzl??
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Cubic metre of wood - how the French describe it
FatherJack replied to wood4life's topic in Firewood forum
Well, when I buy a stère off one neighbour it is generally 1 m lengths when stacked would measure 1m wide and 1 m high. Because of the nature of my area there are not many large diameter trees so usually anything up to 8" diameter. Another neighbour delivers his "stère" as split wood 500 mm long. Not cheap as the buggers usually demolish my bottle of Jameson................now that's why they deliver at the end of the day................ -
I believe that some of the national coffee / food outlets operate in this manner. It appears to work. At my daughter's workplace (an engineering company), their annual bonus is reduced if they take fag breaks, turn up late, etc.
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Agree. have a look at HM Revenue & Customs: Work out if you're employed or self-employed
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Available from 1st September. Also see that they have an electric chainsaw at £49.99. Looks very similar to one I used in France this summer. It was surprisingly ok. Claims to have Oregon bar and chain. And 3 year's warranty.................. is it worth a punt at 50 quid for small domestic use?
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Has the planning decision been made by the delegation or did it go to the planning committee? If the former, lobby your local councillors on the committee, resubmit and get your councillor to call to the planning committee for discussion/approval/refusal. Councillors (IMHO) love to show up and over-rule the planning officers. If that fails go to appeal. But if your planning consultant is not sure................ Or change planning consultants?
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Some thoughts....... From my experience in the offshore oil & gas industry, rope access technicians (RATs!) need another skill to get good work (e.g. NDT inspection). Otherwise you are just a labourer on a rope. For a while there were a lot of RATs; so remember supply and demand. The present demand may be different in 10 years. As previous poster said, kit used is different and always need a 2nd line. And you will not get away with short cuts. Breach the rules and you are out....so may not suit some of tree industry independently minded folk. OK while you are young; when you are in your mid 50s will you still be keen to be hanging on a rope in mid-February in the North Sea?
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Impact of tree roots on my neighbour’s property?
FatherJack replied to SL40C's topic in General chat
Back to the original poster.................as you can see, it is an area that is not simple and clear-cut. Individual circumstances will dictate, but one cannot accurately predict what a court may or may not decide in these cases. Is that a risk you are willing to take? Just remember...........legal advice is only worth what you pay for it............. That is not to say that the knowledgeable ones who have contributed to this thread don't know what they are talking about. Their knowledge of the topic demonstrates that it is a complex legal area. Unless you have mega-bucks, pass any issues on to your insurance company and let them decide. -
Impact of tree roots on my neighbour’s property?
FatherJack replied to SL40C's topic in General chat
Jules/Chris - I agree that my response was simplistic. And I won't get into the debate about proven liability, when a nuisance starts, when a lay-person could reasonably foresee etc. We have to leave some grey areas to enable the legal profession to make a few bob. Though SL40C is now aware..................... -
Impact of tree roots on my neighbour’s property?
FatherJack replied to SL40C's topic in General chat
As Chris stated above, you are liable for your tree and roots. If your tree causes a 'nuisance' then once once you are aware of that nuisance then you are liable for abating that 'nuisance'. The good old English Law of Tort as muddied by recent case history. Had a recent case of two 120-130 year old oak trees which had TPOs when a neighbouring property (of course built and inspected to those high NHBC standrads ) was built 17 years ago on clay soil. The neighbouring house started to suffer from subsidence. The final outcome was the trees had to come down to abate the nuisance. Don't expect your insurers or local authority to support you to keep the tree...............they'll run rather that take a sniff of any liability. Basically you're on your own:shot: -
Would be interested in seeing the risk assessment for man and load on crane hook at same time.
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It's well for some!
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Good reference date - thanks.
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See the HSE note to editors: 2. Section 3(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 states: “It shall be the duty of every employer to conduct his undertaking in such a way as to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, that persons not in his employment who may be affected thereby are not thereby exposed to risks to their health or safety.” It is amazing how some folk continously take an erroneous narrow interpretation of the term "employer".
