rocktalk thread re: HSE and work at height
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Rachel
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Does this mean that srt courses wouldn't happen? And what is the implication for more experienced cavers within a club who are passing on skills to novices? There would be no cash exchanging hands, so they surely can't be classed as giving professional instruction, but it raises pretty serious issues about where the fine line is to be drawn exactly. In the long term, if people are training behind closed doors (as they will - just try telling a Yorkshire caver that he/she isn't allowed to do something), then the lack of open discussion will hinder any poor sod novice who's hoping to log on here and get advice in the techniques section.
My advice to the HSE - try the double rope technique yourselves. One round the neck and one round the bollocks should do it.
Rachel
My advice to the HSE - try the double rope technique yourselves. One round the neck and one round the bollocks should do it.
Rachel
Very true!!!! :up:
So would they follow people down caves/pots to check up that techniques are being applied in the correct fashion then??
But at the end of the day what else would we expect... its just typical of this country, far too many politically correct nannying muppets about that wish to control our every move
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paul
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This 2 rope business has been rumbling around for ages. The cavers most likely to be affected are instructors.
The problem is that if it became standard practice while under instruction (that is paid instruction from a qualified instructor) those outside the sport would possibly question why cavers were only using a single rope if there were to be an unfortunate accident.
Its is patently obvious that 2 ropes would be worse in SRT than one as it would make things much more complicated. But those who make the law don't always listen to common sense!
The problem is that if it became standard practice while under instruction (that is paid instruction from a qualified instructor) those outside the sport would possibly question why cavers were only using a single rope if there were to be an unfortunate accident.
Its is patently obvious that 2 ropes would be worse in SRT than one as it would make things much more complicated. But those who make the law don't always listen to common sense!
