Gday Malcolm
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The main reason for guidelines, licencing is that usually the government picks up a non recoverable health costs associated with DIY activities.
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So why doesnt the govt ban smoking and drinking?????????
Far more non recoverable costs are incurred from this
than home handymen doing a few cabling or plumbing jobs,
but the govt would lose a huge income if they tried to ban
them, whereas banning electrical/plumbing work loses them nothing.
I dont know how true it is ( and i havent yet found any authoritative
data ) but the last data i could find on electrocutions
showed nearly all were "professional tradesmen" or people
electrocuted as a result of "accidental" tapping into power lines
ie when fitting shower rails etc.
I still reckon people should be allowed to do work
but be made responsible for it.
But thats too hard for the poor pollies to deal with.
Andrew