[williamx]

I'd love to see them try that one on me.
I'd fight it to the end, and they could never say "everyone knows"
If it was law it would be all over the news and in the papers.

There's no actual law, just guidelines.

Hundreds of thousands of tradesmen would be out of work.
Don't make me laugh.

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Not knowing about the law, and what is legal or not cannot be used as your defence.

[Londoner]

I don't think it matters either way. Like most laws they only work if someone is there to police them. I don't think anyone but us is getting worked up about these new regs .

I was talking to a roofer ( who incidentally charged me £96 for an hour and a halfs work ) and he had never even heard about the working from height regs. And if I told you his reply in full the moderator would delete my posting.