In article et, Dave
Liquorice scribeth thus
On Sat, 16 Aug 2008 11:13:03 +0100, stuart noble wrote:

HIP packs are a legal requirement, yet the Inspector who did my g/f's
house would not even look in the loft, as there wasnt 'safe' access to
it

That about sums it up. Too much to ask that he might have a ladder I
suppose

elfin safety. You have to be trained to use a ladder and have done the
"Working at heights" course if more than 6' above the ground. You will
notice that sky dishes are now installed on the sides of houses no more
than 8 to 10' from the ground...


And quite adequate they are there too!. Ours are up a corner of the
garden on the ground and painted greenish brown and you wouldn't know we
had two...
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Tony Sayer