Health And Safety Madness

BERNADETTE · 06-11-2008, 17:22

Just how far are they going to take this H&S lark? My daughter has just been telling me that when she bought her poppy the lady selling them said she wasn't allowed to pin it on for her in case she caught her with the pin. The world has gone completely barmy

cashman · 06-11-2008, 17:31

thats nowt bernie, if ya go to the first aid at work with a headache, they aint allowed to give ya asprin.

jaysay · 06-11-2008, 17:36

Were're all going to hell on a hand cart

garinda · 06-11-2008, 18:30

It seems strange that in Accrington there's a dungeon, where apparently you can go and get your botty whipped, all quite legally, yet you can't have a poppy pinned to your coat.

Neil · 06-11-2008, 18:44

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Originally Posted by cashman

thats nowt bernie, if ya go to the first aid at work with a headache, they aint allowed to give ya asprin.

First Aiders have not been able to give out pills for years and rightly so.

lancsdave · 06-11-2008, 18:50

I think the rule is there to protect males more than females. Sticking a pinned object on a females chest can result in a hard slap

derekgas · 06-11-2008, 18:56

We were told by the HSE that the step into our premises must be painted red with a yellow edging... the day after this was completed, somebody fell down the step, he wasnt injured, but oh the irony!

garinda · 06-11-2008, 19:02

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Originally Posted by derekgas

We were told by the HSE that the step into our premises must be painted red with a yellow edging... the day after this was completed, somebody fell down the step, he wasnt injured, but oh the irony!

I thought the edges had to be black and yellow diagonal stripes.

He should sue, and send me a cut.

derekgas · 06-11-2008, 19:06

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Originally Posted by garinda

I thought the edges had to be black and yellow diagonal stripes.

He should sue, and send me a cut.

I thought that too Garinda, but they just said to paint the top and front edges yellow, with the main step red! It was red before anyway. The point about suing is, that had he been injured, and sued, we would probably have been liable, and the HSE would investigate something which they instigated, bet they wouldnt pay the bill though!

garinda · 06-11-2008, 19:09

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Originally Posted by derekgas

I thought that too Garinda, but they just said to paint the top and front edges yellow, with the main step red! It was red before anyway. The point about suing is, that had he been injured, and sued, we would probably have been liable, and the HSE would investigate something which they instigated, bet they wouldnt pay the bill though!

Lol, it's all quite mad.

cherokee · 06-11-2008, 19:09

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Originally Posted by BERNADETTE

Just how far are they going to take this H&S lark? My daughter has just been telling me that when she bought her poppy the lady selling them said she wasn't allowed to pin it on for her in case she caught her with the pin. The world has gone completely barmy

Oh wow

where will it all end I ask ?

emamum · 06-11-2008, 19:30

its not the health and safety thats gone mad, its the people.....obviously someone has complained about something and would sue over it for it to become an issue..

BERNADETTE · 06-11-2008, 19:33

Could well be right Em, Catherine said she wouldn't tell if the caught her with the pin so they pinned hers. Come on though who would sue over something so trivial?

cashman · 06-11-2008, 19:35

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Originally Posted by BERNADETTE

Could well be right Em, Catherine said she wouldn't tell if the caught her with the pin so they pinned hers. Come on though who would sue over something so trivial?

i could name 1.

Caz · 06-11-2008, 19:36

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Originally Posted by BERNADETTE

Could well be right Em, Catherine said she wouldn't tell if the caught her with the pin so they pinned hers. Come on though who would sue over something so trivial?

Must be someone out in a crop top.

In this weather, dont think the pin would go through my coat, jumper and thermals!