Not my words, but those of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.
A while back I posted about the ancient art of conkers.
According to the editorial, the above organisation's sponsoring of this "life-threatening sport of conkers represents a volte face of quite earth-shattering proportions".
I'm looking forward to some more meaningful volte faces from more important organisations, who might just have had a few decision makers categorised as over-enthusiastic amateurs, but I'm not holding my breath.
© Noddy
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As a Safety Officer at work, I hear all manner of unadulterated cr*p about "You can't do that because Elfin Safety say..."
ReplyDeleteAs I was once told, H&S isn't about stopping you from doing things; it's about making sure you can do things for a long time to come. "Sensible risk" is the slogan.
The conker issue is a cause celebre for H&S professionals. Last year (or was it 2006?), the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) put a team into the World Conker Championships. No, they didn't wear safety goggles!
There are many H&S myths, and the HSE are trying to bust them. You can find out more here: http://www.hse.gov.uk/myth/