Have we gone to far on health & safety??

[wayneyboy1942]

Have we gone to far on health & safety??
I've just read this on the daily mail website!!http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/liv...n_page_id=1770
I agree with what this bloke says in that we've gone way to far on whats a health risk!! but do you?
Over here we had to have the paddling pool and boating lake taken out of the local park! this was because of h&s grounds! if the council had'nt,they would have had to have lifeguards posted 24/7!
I also know of local painters who try to show their paintings on the beach front at Cleveleys,having to have millions of pounds worth of insurence cover, in case someone gets hurt looking at their pictures!!! I think we've become a nation of people who just want to sue for the slightest of things! and unless we get away from the "where theres a blame, there's a claim!" attitude, we'll get to the stage of everythingl being banned as a danger to health and safety!!
Am I right?
I'll make it a poll!

[Sweetpea]

Health and Safety in this country has gone totally and absolutely over the top. But this has been fuelled by the American way of doing things, which is, sue it if it moves, and if it doesn't, sue it anyway!

[silverscrim]

:argh: yes i am a window cleaner and all the rules on working at hieghts are pathetic do they thing we are going to throw ourselves of ladders or something. they way things are going you will not be able to do anything at all

[Digsyboy]

far too much red tape
AND IT IS ALL THE AMERICANS' FAULT
we always seem to be about ten years behind them, and now we have adopted gangstar rap, hoodies, gangs, young pillocks and blame culture
thanks a lot!

[grannyclaret]

where theres blame theres a claim....:laugh: the world has gone mad,,,,,

[Kiki]

Yes it has! whatever next?:crazy: :crazy: :crazy: :crazy: ::

[snowy]

First,blame the damned ambulance chasing lawyers who will do anything to make some money. The sad part being,that usually,if they win a case for compensation,they take most of the award in fees.

The day seems to have long gone when people are deemed to be responsible for their own actions.
e.g. A woman in my home town here in Canada was out late one night at her companies xmas party. She had drunk a lot more than she should have. Four different (sober)people at the the party offered her a lift home or to get her a taxi. She refused,and had an accident on the way home. She sued the company for $2,000,000 and at first won the case. On appeal from her employers,she ended up with nothing only after a new and sensible judge deemed she was responsible for her own actions.
It cost this stupid person a lot in legal fees. Looks good on her,but the ambulance chasers still ended up on top.

[Kiki]

They are saying children making things with egg boxes are at risk of getting samonella!

[Ianw]

Originally Posted by grannyclaret

where theres blame theres a claim....:laugh: the world has gone mad,,,,,

:drink: Polly put the kettle on, Polly put the kettle on, But not until the HSE. Has done a risk assesment.
Then we'll all have tea. :D :D :D

[Sweetpea]

Can't even play conkers now, it's just damn stupid.

[Madhatter]

What are the rules on working at heights. I keep hearing about them but can't find any new ones. I put 60 odd christmas light frames up on ladders over quite a few buildings on my own.

[Sweetpea]

Don't know, but know a man who does. But then it's doffernet reg's for different councils.