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Sorry for any inconvenience this has caused!
That was the response I got when I phoned the emergency number to notify the local water company about a hazard that one of their contractors had left on a road not far from where I live.
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We’re alright Jack
Picture this. You are walking along a roadside pavement when your path is blocked or obstructed by the activities of a contractor working nearby. Actually you probably don’t have to imagine it, I expect you have had to negotiate round … Continue reading
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Health, safety and idiots
People ask me “Why we have to have Health and Safety?” Simple – because of the idiots out there. This morning I caught a train from Whitstable to London. I was early for the train, so being the restless person … Continue reading
When a safety sign isn’t safe
This is a particular favourite of mine. How often have you seen a safety sign placed to warn you/people of a hazard that is actually a hazard in its self? Skid Risk I recently saw a sign warning traffic … Continue reading
Slippery when wet
I saw a tweet on Twitter this week by someone from in the Yorkshire area to say that they had freezing rain up there and that he’d been out to spread salt to make it safer. But does it? Is … Continue reading
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Tax and the Credit Card
This week I decided to pay my Income Tax because as I am sure you all know at the end of January the tax man wants paying. I thought I would accept the invitation to pay it online and this … Continue reading
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Does your fairy light up at Christmas?
It’s that time of year again, when people start burrowing around in their loft or shed to find out what has happened to their Christmas decorations and getting ready to dust them off to put them up for the festivities. They … Continue reading
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An emotive demand for unnecessary Health and Safety
A friend recently asked my opinion about the need for an expensive piece of equipment for a school where she is a governor. She had received a strongly worded request for a petrol driven mechanical sweeper, it used emotively persuasive … Continue reading
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Employer/Contractor responsibility is a two way street, isn’t it?
One of my remote clients (Andy who is an expert traditional painter and decorator) contacted me recently with an interesting question, that lead me to explaining how the relationship and responsibility for safety in the workplace should be approached. It … Continue reading
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Lord Young’s Health and Safety review
After all it is the Health And Safety At Work Act 1974 that is often being used to impose safety conditions on non work related situations. The fact that people and organisations involved with dangerous pastimes go much further than the legally required ‘take all reasonable steps’ to ensure the safety of the participants, spectators and officers just goes to show how seriously they take the safety of those concerned. Continue reading