Lightbulb police? (was RE: Anyone off to VCF-UK)

On 05/06/10 13:08, Tony Duell wrote: I don't have a problem with the HSE. I *do* have a problem with people who take health and safety regulations, then apply "reductio ad absurdum" to them, thus turning them into crazy confabulations of utter madness and despair. I do love the memos Head Office send us every now and again. "All photolab staff should be aware that when performing maintenance work which may involve contact with chemicals, PPE kit (gloves, apron and goggles) must be worn." Yeah, like I'm going to dip my bare hands into a full tank of RA4 developer. Little hint: that stuff has rather a lot of NaOH in it, not to mention the other nasty stuff. The fact that you can smell it half-way across the room and onto the shopfloor makes it quite clear that dipping your hands in would not be a great career move. Though someone must have done it, otherwise there wouldn't be a warning label for it... right? -- Phil. classiccmp at philpem.me.uk http://www.philpem.me.uk/