Post by thread:[OT:] If it has a label it must be OK.

----- Original Message ----- From: "cdb" <spam_OUTbodgy1TakeThisOuTOPTUSNET.COM.AU> To: <.....PICLISTKILLspam@spam@MITVMA.MIT.EDU> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 10:58 AM Subject: [OT]:If it has a label it must be OK. I can only comment about the UK, as that is where I work. In the UK, you are legally bound to advise anyone who you see doing something unsafe to stop and not continue. If they refuse to do their job safely you are legally bound to "whistle blow" to your boss. If you do not do this you are just as guilty as the offending person and just as liable. >Luckily I'm not qualified to comment to the powers that be on this. I doubt that comment would stand up in a UK court. >Still the company is covered, if some catastrophe happens after all >it has a label to say it's safe right? Wrong, I'm afraid. If you are employed by the company, and you know the job is not being done correctly, you are duty bound to report them. My advise would be to shop 'em. All the best...Mike. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

At 06:44 PM 3/3/04 -0000, you wrote: > >I can only comment about the UK, as that is where I work. > >In the UK, you are legally bound to advise anyone who you see doing >something unsafe to stop and not continue. If they refuse to do their job >safely you are legally bound to "whistle blow" to your boss. If you do not >do this you are just as guilty as the offending person and just as liable. Does that apply to MP's? ;) Tom -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom" <kristKILLspamTHEGRID.NET> To: <.....PICLISTKILLspam.....MITVMA.MIT.EDU> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 7:28 PM Subject: Re: [OT:] If it has a label it must be OK. > At 06:44 PM 3/3/04 -0000, you wrote: > Does that apply to MP's? ;) Sadly nothing applies to MPs. All the best...Mike. -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The list server can filter out subtopics (like ads or off topics) for you. See http://www.piclist.com/#topics

On Wed, 3 Mar 2004 18:44:44 -0000, Mike Hawkshaw wrote: ::I doubt that comment would stand up in a UK court. With due respect to the 2 or 3 Australians on this board, I have to say Mike, that you obviously haven't seen the Oz attitude to this type of thing - maybe as a foreigner I'm more likely to notice. My last place in the UK it took 4 people and 2 days to test every piece of equipment. This electrician is a contractor, and frankly the attitude is, You (that's me) don't possess a Restricted Electrical Licence, so you don't know what you're talking about, along with 'what the eye don't see, the heart don't grieve'. Strangely enough the parent company is a UK one, think mobile phone base station diplexor/filter manufacturer, and the MD is also English, but when in Rome etc. I won't bore with my rant about the earthing standard by a qualified sparky in my house. Colin -- cdb, EraseMEbodgy1spam_OUTTakeThisOuToptusnet.com.au on 04/03/2004 I have always been a few Dendrites short of an Axon and believe me it shows. Light travels faster than sound. That's why some people appear bright until they speak! -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.