Thers is a difference bewteen commercial jobs and consumer jobs. Commercial jobs, the customer is equally liable. Hence requiremenst for method statements etc. - They actually have a duty to read them and check them.
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It all comes down to our old friend, 'reasonableness'
A reasonable person would know that someone should not be crawling about on a roof with no safety equipment.
It would largely depend on who was in court on the day I suspect
ask them both what they think the maximum horizontal loading should be for a single brick with pointing of unknown strength at the top of the wall (so it's not necessarily got much downward force on it to hold it in place).I've asked for more specific info - I'll post it when I get it I have to say though that the meeting I was in was attended by an owner of a construction company well known in our area and it's their standard procedure to tether any domestic as well as commercial property - that's their clear understanding from HSE.
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