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sue.
sue.
The injury has to be reported.Wouldnt the HSE get involved due to the injury
I'm not a lawyer but I'd think it would be very difficult to successfully sue unless you can find written evidence that the DNO (or their predecessor) told the householder that the cables were dead.sue.
(ie they did not comply with EAWR),
Fair enough - but they surely wouldn't have to look too far to find some regulation or legislation which was breached by:The only non-compliance with the EAWR was by the injured person and/or his employer. Under the EAWR WPD (or any employer) only have a duty to protect it's own employees or it's contractors, not 3rd parties or the public
(The clue is in the full title The Electricity at Work Regulations) ... Folk will have to look further to suggest what legislation WPD breached
... would they?the cable that blew had a live and neutral with taped ends, the tape had come off one core and was partially missing off the other.
If a cable can't be disconnected, it should be terminated in some kind of enclosure.
but they surely wouldn't have to look too far to find some regulation or legislation which was breached by:
Do 'general references to safety' not cover taping that comes off?I do not know of any specific regulation in all the acts governing DNOs that says taping of ends is not acceptable! There will be general references to safety but, as I've said many times, there are no specifics to cover most individual situations.but they surely wouldn't have to look too far to find some regulation or legislation which was breached by:
Do 'general references to safety' not cover taping that comes off?
I find it hard to believe that's normal DNO practice.
Same here. I wouldn't be too happy if it were related to my connection, either!I can't say I'd be happy with an unsafe live cable, unrelated to my own connection, being left attached to the outside of my house. I find it hard to believe that's normal DNO practice.
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