[plug] [OT] Possible fire hazard

[W.Kenworthy]

AUSTEL?  

Mind you I think AUSTEL are picky if you have any cabling that isnt
installed by them, and is attached to Telsta stuff, even remotely.  So
they may come down on the agents side - if installed by someone without
an AUSTEL licence, it is hazardous by definition from their lofty
position.

Then again, cables across a floor would probably contravene all sorts of
health and safety rules as well, and would be unlikely to pass an AUSTEL
standard for installation.

I suspect you are on a loser ... cut your losses and move to wireless.

BillK

On Fri, 2005-04-08 at 14:31 +0800, Richard Meyer wrote:
> Hi People,
> 
> I'm having a bit of a dispute with my landlord's agent, who has decided
> to write me nasty letters about the "electrical cables" on the floor
> being fire hazards.
> 
> These "electrical cables" lead from my Alcatel router to various
> computers in the house, and say "Category 5E" on them, and plug into the
> ethernet ports in the machines.
> 
> I can't get a definitive answer as to whether she has her head up her
> rear end for the warmth or for the aroma, and I have tried the following
> institutions - Joondalup Council, Perth Council, Western Power, Fire
> Brigade.
> 
> Anyone who can give me the name and contact details of who to approach
> to set this person right. (Not that I think she'll ever be set right -
> I've told her twice, and the owner says he's told her that they are data
> cables, but they become "electrical cables" and become a fire hazard
> AGAIN)
> 
> Any help appreciated, and thanks for the forebearance on an OT subject.