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Rob Morley
 
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Default £1,300 to replace four 80p light bulbs!...

In article . com,
says...
The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
:::Jerry:::: wrote:
A church is having to pay £1,300 to replace four 80p light bulbs
because of new health and safety laws. The EU's "working at height"
directive meant a full risk assessment had to be carried out and a
scaffolding tower brought in to reach the bulbs.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/suffolk/4354584.stm

Makes you wonder whether someone should email the Vicar and tell him to
implement pully lighting. :-)


I would have done it as a foreigner for £20 cash. It would have to
have been on a Sunday though.

I'd have thought they could find someone who'd do it for nothing, thus
avoiding all the "health and safety at work" stuff, but maybe their
insurance doesn't let them do that.