Empoyees tools what should i supply

[Leader]

So on that remit Westy, you would also provide, work clothes excluding boots, all insulated tools, pliers, cutters etc?

I'm going to work for Westy

 

[Pete999]

I'm going to work for Westy

Would have saved me a fortune.

 

[telectrix]

i remember the last time employers provided power tools. for drilling masonry, we were supplied with DIY Bosch hammer drills, 400watts. on a par with EU directive for useless vacuum cleaners ). ( not even SDS . used to scream away for ages trying to make even a 6mm hole in hard brick. no bloody wonder i'm almost deaf.

 

[Pete999]

i remember the last time employers provided power tools. for drilling masonry, we were supplied with DIY Bosch hammer drills, 400watts. on a par with EU directive for useless vacuum cleaners ). ( not even SDS . used to scream away for ages trying to make even a 6mm hole in hard brick. no bloody wonder i'm almost deaf.

That reminds me I have have hearing aids fitted in October, for not wearing ear defenders, my own fault, a warning to all those hard men who think wearing PPE is sissy.

 

[telectrix]

some while ago there was an ad on the radio saying we could get compo for this. might be worth a follow up.

 

[Pete999]

some while ago there was an ad on the radio saying we could get compo for this. might be worth a follow up.

I will thanks, although actually proving it may be difficult

 

[telectrix]

i got hearing aids over a year ago. uncomfortable, fiddly, need to change batteries every 3 days, and the worst bit is i can hear 'er indoors when i don't want to.

 

[westward10]

So on that remit Westy, you would also provide, work clothes excluding boots, all insulated tools, pliers, cutters etc?

I have always purchased my own, as you say you buy the quality you want. I was only throwing a valid argument into the mix.

 

[Pete999]

i got hearing aids over a year ago. uncomfortable, fiddly, need to change batteries every 3 days, and the worst bit is i can hear 'er indoors when i don't want to.

Yes, that worries me as well, no more sorry Luv didn't hear you.

 

[Midwest]

Hearing loss compensation; Where there's blame there's a claim Solicitors, no win no fee. There're the ones who keep ringing me up every 5 minutes, can't hear a word there're saying?

 

[Pete999]

Hearing loss compensation; Where there's blame there's a claim Solicitors, no win no fee. There're the ones who keep ringing me up every 5 minutes, can't hear a word there're saying?

Get a hearing aid Middy

 

[Midwest]

Get a hearing aid Middy

What?

 

[Pete999]

Hearing loss compensation; Where there's blame there's a claim Solicitors, no win no fee. There're the ones who keep ringing me up every 5 minutes, can't hear a word there're saying?

Get a hearing aid Middy

What?

You heard

 

[Pete999]

Hearing loss compensation; Where there's blame there's a claim Solicitors, no win no fee. There're the ones who keep ringing me up every 5 minutes, can't hear a word there're saying?

Get a hearing aid Middy

 

[Midwest]

Might be a bit Mutt & Jeff, but I'm not blind

 

[Pete999]

Might be a bit Mutt & Jeff, but I'm not blind

Get some glasses then you deaf mut, sorry get a hearing aid you blind gut, that's it I'm off you you hear me, sorry you're blind aren't you?

 

[Midwest]

Think I'll offer you £20 for that last post. Bet your heard that

 

[Pete999]

Think I'll offer you £20 for that last post. Bet your heard that

What this one?

 

[davesparks]

So on that remit Westy, you would also provide, work clothes excluding boots, all insulated tools, pliers, cutters etc?

I think you've missed the point. If insulated tools are actually required for working live then the company should be providing them as they are part of the PPE required for the job.
The first example that springs to mind is the DNOs, they provide all tools for their employees carrying out live work.

Normally insulated tools are not necessary for an electrician, and in fact using them for general everyday work can render them unsuitable for live working due to the wear and tear on them.

 

[Pete999]

I think you've missed the point. If insulated tools are actually required for working live then the company should be providing them as they are part of the PPE required for the job.
The first example that springs to mind is the DNOs, they provide all tools for their employees carrying out live work.

Normally insulated tools are not necessary for an electrician, and in fact using them for general everyday work can render them unsuitable for live working due to the wear and tear on them.

Dave, I haven't missed the point, yes if the job like a DNO tech requires specialist for his job then yes of course the firm, company should provide them specifically for that purpose.
I thought the OP had suggested that insulated tools, the type that most Electricians have in their tool kit, should be provided, this what and why I disagreed with him, we are all aware, or should be by now that we shouldn't work live.
The scenario that you have put forward, I totally agree with, as an AP HV and LV I was issued with a specialised tool kit, solely for AP duties, which is similar to what you have suggested, however I still disagree with providing Electricians doing run of the mill Electrical work with hand tools, there would be the never ending costs of replacing tools, and as we all know, most tradesmen prefer their own personal tools.
Rant (not much of one admitted) over