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Re: [LUG] Health and Safety

 

On 08/10/10 20:56, Rob Beard wrote:
> 
> On 08/10/10 07:39, Mark Evans wrote:
>> On 07/10/10 19:58, Rob Beard wrote:
>>

>>> rules are escorted off site immediately.
>>
>> How is this handled if they arrive by car? Or is there no on site
>> parking...
>>
> 
> They're escorted to their car.


So having been considered a huge H&S they are expected, even encouraged,
to operate a dangerous machine?

Sounds like a classic "'elf and safety nut" mistake of making
a big fuss over some trivial thing whilst ignoring a much
greater risk.

It would make rather more sense if the procedure were "confiscate
car keys, move their car off site, escort them off site, return
their car keys after they were off site".

Operating a vehicle is a considerably more risky activity than
walking up/down stairs. If you have rules about using stairs,
but not about using the car park then something is seriously
amiss.

Maybe it's the training of health and safety advisers. Since
many of them appear to have something of a blind spot when it
comes risks associated with car parks.

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