Re: The three-week trial @ Jason 24
First of all, everyone on here needs to be a lot more careful what they say UNTIL THIS COURT HEARING IS CONCLUDED.
It's only too easy, especially sitting at a desk away from the court in blissful ignorance of any of the pertinent details, to unwittingly fall foul of contempt of court.
Pissing off the judge is not clever, impeding justice even less so. Too easy to do without knowing all the facts.
To your point - Health and safety is often largely based on experience and engineering judgement. In fact it always should be. Regardless of the regulations - which should be complied with - they can't cover every eventuality. They're often a bit pedantic and proscriptive - largely because they have to try to protect idiots and idiot managers, as well as those around them.
In the end safety is in the hands of the operator - An engineer with 20 years experience has just that - a kid out of school does not.
Several things could apply:
The older man is used to laxer times and ways and has learned how far work safely with a little greater risk.
The kid out of school (or uni) is still a bit green, doesn't have such a good head for heights and is feeling his way.
He's just been on a H & S course and had s***t scared out of him.
He's under a greater workload / lazy.
The older guy knows / doesn't care all about suitability of cables in voids. the younger??
Altitude on the day might be a giveaway.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
