On 04/09/2019 17:09, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
GB wrote:
Elfin Safety gone bonkers

The Eon guy came to fit the samrt metter. He put on his work gloves.
Fair enough. He put on his polycarbonate glasses. Still fair enough.

Then, he donned thick elbow length rubber gauntlets, plus a full face
polycarbonate shield. THEN, he removed the main fuse.

Given that he had turned off the consumer unit, this struck me as
excessively cautious, but what do I know?

I did read that the Sky engineer now has to screw the top of his ladder to
the wall when fitting a new dish. Dunno how true this is. But, there would
be nobody on the ground to hold the ladder if it slipped.
In a past life and as a contractor I mounted 4 steps of a ladder in a
chemical factory - 2 more steps to go. I was gripped by the big cheese and
told not to go any further as I would get cancer. He was dressed up like a
spaceman and asked me to the same. I waited until he has gone and went up
the further 2 steps. I suppose that he was doing his job.



If you buy stuff from aeriels and tv they sell these eye bolts and
recommend their use.