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Clearing snow from paths and roads - Carpediem - 28-10-2018
Jesus H Christ i wish people would take the time to google this stuff and get their facts right
all week in work the debate as raged, and i see it everywhere on the forums,
Now i see a commenter on a news story about the weather on The Suns website going all off at the health and safety nazi's and how its illegal, you will be sued
its all utter rubbish as this link proves........http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/DG_191868
so long as you dont make it worse you can do as you please,
infact the only thing it tells you not to do is use water to clear snow/ice as it can cause black ice, thus increasing the problem
everything else from shovelling to salting is fair game
rant over
Clearing snow from paths and roads - parthiban - 28-10-2018
What exactly is the argument? That you're not supposed to clear paths?
Clearing snow from paths and roads - Carpediem - 28-10-2018
yeah pretty much,
everytime someone either mentions they cleared a path, or ask "why dont you do it yourself if the council havent"
the debate roars about being sued, and its apparently illegal and all this and that
it wound me up so before interjecting i read up on it,
wiped the smug smiles off many a face in my office, muhahahaha
Clearing snow from paths and roads - parthiban - 28-10-2018
That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard, why would it be illegal to clear snow?
Lol the looks on their faces must have been priceless!
Clearing snow from paths and roads - Carpediem - 28-10-2018
lol twas funny as hell
ya know the type of people that say things as if they are factual and they know it all lol
Clearing snow from paths and roads - jay_russell - 28-10-2018
when i was in canada every peice of path is concrete and about 8 x 8 ft and has to be marked with the company that has laid it. if when the clear the snow etc from it and someone falls or trips because of bad workmanship it's the company that gets sued.
Clearing snow from paths and roads - steviewevie - 28-10-2018
parthiban That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard, why would it be illegal to clear snow?
It was another one of these made-up health & safety stories - i.e. if you try and clear snow but someone slips and injures themselves because you didn't do it properly, they can sue you. 100% untrue unless you do something stupid (e.g. use boiling water to clear snow and it then just re-freezes as black ice).
Clearing snow from paths and roads - FirebirdPhil - 28-10-2018
Where has common sense gone in this country????
Clearing snow from paths and roads - Lexuspat - 28-10-2018
when i lived in germany in a millitary MQ we where told that we had to clear snow and ice from outside our house as it came down to the owners to do it
never heard that one though
Clearing snow from paths and roads - parthiban - 28-10-2018
2tongues Where has common sense gone in this country????It emigrated long ago! :laugh: