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On 07/10/10 19:58, Rob Beard wrote: > > I think part of it stems from the ambulance chasing culture. Companies > are so afraid of getting sued by employees etc. For instance, when I Thing is if someone really wanted to sue they could probably find some excuse. Especially if what they were actually doing was getting an ambulance chasing lawyer to send a letter. (Which also appears to be how the likes of ASC:Law work in respect to accusations of online file sharing. Turns out that if they send you such a letter your best option is to ignore it. If they actually bother to send an actual court summons fill out the defence form and turn up to court.) > worked at Gemini FM, the station administrator used to go replacing the > cardboard recycle bins as they had rips in which was a risk (so some of > the presenters went around ripping them for fun). Who's going to be better at thinking up bogus risks. A radio station or an ambulance chasing law firm? > > Where I'm working at the moment they are very hot on H&S, okay they are Or they think they are. > an alloy plant so in some areas I can see the point, but in every part > of the site, if you go up and down stairs you HAVE to hold the hand rail > and you can't carry anything upstairs. Contractors seen ignoring these There are several real problems with "crying wolf" over imagined risks. One is that real risks can be overlooked (even created) by such actions. Another is that people need a certain level of percieved risk in order to function. Which varies according of the individual. > rules are escorted off site immediately. How is this handled if they arrive by car? Or is there no on site parking...
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