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Originally Posted by Shakey  Quite Rum
the regs are non-statutory, but are seen as best practice.
You would not be prosecuted for contravening BS7671, but for a higher level document such as the EAWR's or HSAW.
If you design a better solution than is suggested in the regs, you are quite entitled to use it, but just ignoring safety reccomendations on a cost issue, you are setting yourself up for a fall! |
As Shakey has said they are non-statutory but can be used in a court of law as a standard for not complying with the EAWR and HSAW. Told this by two different people when taking different courses.