15 Aug
2011
15 Aug
'11
8:16 a.m.
You wouldn't believe the ridiculous degree to which "health and safety" has
been taken in this country.
When it snows my son's school won't let the children out to play in the
snow, throw snow balls, make slides etc, all for fear of being sued. If you
drive a company car, that is considered a place of work and you are not
allowed to smoke in it (not that I smoke). Some councils (local government
in the UK) no longer decorate their town with hanging baskets of flowers in
case one will fall on someone's head. The list goes on and on.
I can quite believe what Tony says, particularly if it is considered a
business. Perhaps Tony's only way out is to find a way for it not to be
considered a business, but I don't know how he could do that.
Regards
Rob
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-
bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of John Robertson
Sent: 13 August 2011 17:43
To: General Discussion: On-Topic Posts Only
Subject: Re: Non-revenue-producing (Was: cctech Digest, Vol 96, Issue 5
Fred Cisin wrote:
>> Unfortunately, I've been informed by the powers-that-be that while it
>> is perfectly legal for me to use my workshop for my hobby, if I make
>> money using it, it's a business and I have to meet all sorts of
>> safety regualtions, such as fitting guards to machine tools, fume
>> estraction equipment to the soldring iron, etc. Needless to say this
>> would cost me a lot more that I could evr make from doing such jobs,
>> so while I'll hapily help you fix your machines, I cannot accept
payment for
it.
But that does NOT preclude you giving Tony an appropriate gift.
Legally gifts may include currency, but that might look like
non-compliance on Tony's part, so stick to interesting old hardware,
or gift certificates to his suppliers.
I am curious about the information that Tony received about various safety
equipment 'required'. Perhaps this extra investment is only required if he
has
employees, but not if he does the work solo. I have no
idea of the laws in
the
UK, but have trouble believing they are that intrusive
to a small
home-based
business.
As long as Tony is declaring his income sources I fail to see where he
would
run into any problems - considering that I doubt he
would be making much
on
the odd repair of equipment - and if he does end up
making money, then he
can open a small shop and add the safety items as required for small
employers in his country.
John :-#)#
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