Countryside Access?

[teuchter]

Chainsaw Cat's H&S HQ office just now.

The last time the telephone rang, it was in relation to a Highland Council Housing Report. Unfortunately Chainsaw Cat exhibited some inappropriate behaviour on that occasion.

 

[quimcunx]

The last time the telephone rang, it was in relation to a Highland Council Housing Report. Unfortunately Chainsaw Cat exhibited some inappropriate behaviour on that occasion.

He claimed that was a hobby.

Are you less sore now?

 

[chainsaw cat]

I went to visit Glamis castle at Christmas a couple of years back, but it was shut. Never mind. We drove round the side and accessed the grounds via a private road. You could tell it was a private road because there was a sign saying ''this road is private beyond this point''. Of course that's all it said. There was no ''Private. Keep Out'' sign as that would be wrong. We had a lovely walk in the grounds, being chased by a pheasant, petted by highland cattle and writing graffitti on the snow clad dykes. Didn't see any red squizzels which is what we went for though. We did leave when the Laird of Strathmore or whoever it was asked us to though, because we're nice. And we didn't want to be run down by his quad bike.

If he didn't have a helmet on you can dob him in to the farm inspector.
5K£ fine, in theory.


I'm getting the horn.

 

[danny la rouge]

Here's what chainsaw cat PMed me:

You can't be sued under the Health and Safety at Work Act, there is no legal mechanism to do it. There may be a civil case to do with negligence if someone fell off one of these bridges and could show that it was genuinely dangerous, and the farmer (or whoever) had a duty to have it there for whatever reason.

Similarly, if the bridge was there AS PART OF THE BUSINESS UNDERTAKING of the farmer, it would have to conform with all sorts of legislation, but basically be fit for purpose, i.e. take forseeable weights, not be too slippy, clearly visible edges in the gloom and not deteriorate faster than the inspection regime. If it wasn't part of the business undertaking, then not a single word of the H&S legislation applies... the clue is in the title 'Health and Safety at Work Act'.