15 Aug
2011
15 Aug
'11
4:43 p.m.
On 15/08/2011 16:43, Phill Harvey-Smith wrote:
Phill is absolutely correct. If you surf the HSE website you'll even
find a set of pages making fun of the more silly claims that are made in
the name of H&S, and explaining what the reality is. Google "Myth of
the Month". They've also made several statements in the press in recent
years, particularly aimed at overzealous application of "health and
safety" to children at play.
I'm curious about Tony's alleged requirements for all sorts of safety
equipment; what they were and where they came from, because I know HSE
don't generally make much fuss about small self-employed operations.
That's not to say there aren't regulations they would enforce, but I'd
not expect them to be onerous. For example, I know places that don't
have specific fume extractions for soldering stations, if they have a
room extractor fan or other ventilation. I think Tony would have more
hassle from insurance (for a business) than from the HSE.
--
Pete Peter Turnbull
Network Manager
University of York
On 15/08/2011 16:16, Rob Jarratt wrote:
> You wouldn't believe the ridiculous degree to which "health and
> safety" has
> been taken in this country.
Some councils (local government
in the UK) no longer decorate their town with hanging baskets of
flowers in
case one will fall on someone's head. The list goes on and on.
There are also a lot of people that don't know what they talk about and
site H&S as the reason. The reason for this is that there is a lot of
misconception about H&S. H&S law doesn't say that you have to prevent
every possible risk, just that you have to minimise them whenever
possible, and that anyone taking a risk for whatever reason should be
fully aware of it.