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This afternoon, I was working behind a new electric cooker in a very badly designed kitchen. As I retrieved a dropped tool, my finger touched a louvre and the razor-sharp edge gave me a bad gash. Bearing in mind that the casing of a device is supposed to protect those nearby from the hazards within, should the outer casing also be safe to touch? Every one of the louvres is the same. Should I contact the HSE, or just the manufacturer, and the owner?

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Should I contact the HSE, or just the manufacturer, and the owner?


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:dunno: were you wearing the protective clothing as prescribed under part 13/42/2009 of EEC ruling of august 2007??? or was it just a case of watchout...there may be some sharp bits down there???

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wine~o wrote:
:dunno: were you wearing the protective clothing as prescribed under part 13/42/2009 of EEC ruling of august 2007??? or was it just a case of watchout...there may be some sharp bits down there???


Had I been wearing a stout leather glove, I'd have been protected, but would I have been able to hold small screws and screwdriver?

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Had I been wearing a stout leather glove, I'd have been protected, but would I have been able to hold small screws and screwdriver?


I'd be a rich man if I had a quid for every time I saw that statement on an injury report :lol:

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reaching into a bin of scrap metal would be foolish without protective clothing, but reaching behind a new domestic appliance is a different matter altogether, at least it should be.

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The poor standard to which most appliances are manufactured today I just assume the edges are sharp.

It's not right or fair, you could contact the manufacturer if you feel strongly about it.
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