It will be based upon a risk asessment..................... as all things appear to be these days!
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Originally posted by Snadger View PostIt will be based upon a risk asessment..................... as all things appear to be these days!
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One night last week whilst being bored and clicking round the channels i came upon a programe called Fun Cops it was about the Elf &safety mob going about there business it was hilarious well worth a look jacobLast edited by jacob marley; 10-10-2011, 07:01 AM.What lies behind us,And what lies before us,Are tiny matters compared to what lies Within us ...
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Just imagine if they were door mice!?A simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/
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It's probably because the housing association don't want to be sued by postmen, visiting workmen etc.
Fair enough, I've been in many tenements (delivering and uplifting furniture and white goods) and some of them were absolutely cluttered with small tables, knick knacks, and sometimes threadbare carpets lying unsecured on polished floors. There were moves afoot (pardon the pun) to do away with these, and that I agree with. But there is a difference between purely decorative items placed with no rhyme or reason, and functional items that are only to be found in an expected place, and any risk assessment should take note of that.
I'll bet you won't see the councils etc removing steps within or around buildings - a far greater hazard, but one which requires great expenditure... They are trying to do what is easiest, not what is most important. ("Reasonable effort.")
I'll bet you that anyone stating in writing they will be pleased to comply when given details of the pertinent legislation would be met by a resounding silence, or weasel words.There's no point reading history if you don't use the lessons it teaches.
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Imagine a world with removable doormats;
Claimant: "I tripped over Mr Oodjiflip's doormat whilst walking and not looking where I was going"
Mr Oodjiflip: "What doormat - as you can see, I don't have one"A simple dude trying to grow veg. http://haywayne.blogspot.com/
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Sorry Zaz but I would agree with the ruling no matter who had made it!
The only way a doormat could be fitted safely is if it was in a sunken recess (which I thought most were these days)?
If they were banning the mat from the recess the recess itself would become a hazzard!My Majesty made for him a garden anew in order
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Originally posted by Snadger View PostThe only way a doormat could be fitted safely is if it was in a sunken recess (which I thought most were these days)?
I havent got that problem anymore since the management of this building put down carpets..heehee
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I don't believe this is any kind of new EU law - the freeholder/management company are definitely making that up.
But I was on the receiving end of a similar kind of letter a few years ago living in a leasehold flat in Essex. The letter stated that we had to remove all personal possessions from the corridors/stairs of the block - some residents had doormats outside their flats or were keeping random items (boxes, bits of unwanted furniture) in the corridors. It came just after that fire in a Camberwell tower block where 6 people died. The thought at the time was that the fire had spread due to materials in the communal areas and that was the reason given in the letter I received. I know that my local council weren't the only ones to issue such an edict in response to this around the UK, despite the fact I don't think it was categorically proven.come visit a garden
or read about mine www.suburbanvegplot.blogspot.com/
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Originally posted by Snadger View PostSorry Zaz but I would agree with the ruling no matter who had made it!
The only way a doormat could be fitted safely is if it was in a sunken recess (which I thought most were these days)?
If they were banning the mat from the recess the recess itself would become a hazzard!
Can I just say i am neither agreeing nor disagreeing with the ruling - I'm just asking whether anyone has heard of this new European Law.
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Working in rented property all the time I get regular updates on new regulations and must say I have not heard of this as a EU regulation. So my guess would be 'no' its their own self assessment.
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There's no point reading history if you don't use the lessons it teaches.
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