To work live or not??

[jaresquire]

I work live sometimes on my own contracts due to my own laziness and liking decent lighting and a kettle working. I would not ask or even want anybody working for me to do the same and I would not do so if subbing to another company. The point of my earlier post is that while you would be very unlucky to be injured or die, it is extremely easy to cause a shutdown with almost any working.
Or maybe it's just me that does that?

 

[netblindpaul]

jaresquire,
You do realise that if you get injured doing this even though you are perhaps "the boss" or even a sole trader, if you survive HSE may well prosecute you for contravention of statue law!

 

[jaresquire]

Am well aware of the law, just a bit wild in my second childhood unk:

 

[ADW666]

Carrying out any work whilst 'live' will be against the electricity at work regs and so a shut down should and could be arranged.

Wrong! The EAWR Regs state the work should be "not Live" where pratical to do so, if it isnt practical, live working is permitted.

 

[Risteard]

Wrong! The EAWR Regs state the work should be "not Live" where pratical to do so, if it isnt practical, live working is permitted.

Not as simple as that. Not only must it be unreasonable in all the circumstances to work dead, it must ALSO be reasonable in all the circumstances to work live, and further precautions MUST be taken.