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Earth sleeving hanging from belt

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Hi all I wonder if anyone can help, I had for want of a better saying 'my ass chewed off' by health and safety officer for earth sleeving hanging about 500mm from my tool belt, I can find nothing about this in HSE book and have a meeting with bosses Monday about this, I want to fight my corner but also if he's correct then that's that, thank you
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Hi Stuart. :wave:

I have moved your post so that it gains quicker viewing.

I am sure some of our members will come in with a positive reply for you.
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Hi
Simple answer is that it's not simple.
You've told us nothing of substance other than perhaps your H&S officer is over keen... , but you're presumably an electrician. Where were you working, up a scaffold, up a stepladder, walking a corridor in an office block, working on a 'shop floor'?

All I can suggest is that you wait and see exactly what the H&S officer has written you up for and if not already explained, ask what exactly was a hazard about a bit of pvc sleeve?
Are you only 4ft 6in tall and could trip over it?
Did he think it was getting longer as you walked and could be a trip hazard?
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Thanks for getting back, he said that using power tools or machinery could get caught in it, like long hair, I thought it absolutely ridiculous
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Risk yes.
Significant Risk, highly doubtful without knowing the exact circumstances.
But plastic sleeve is going to snap before it pulls you into anything.
Could you have been a bit neater, yes, did it deserve a quiet mention... yes.
A 'Chewing out and reporting to Boss'... well if that's all your H&S officer has to worry about, he's got a dream job. .scratch
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