What are your views on Health and safety?

	What are your views on Health and safety? What are your views on it??? i personally think its a load of rubbish! and also whats the most ridiculous health and safety rule you've ever come across? Asked By: Lucy-Ellen - 1/20/2010

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Working in the mining industry here in Western Australia I have to go to multitudes of inductions to be allowed to work at particular sites and then when you get to site there are site-specific inductions. I remember going to a Rio Tinto induction before flying out and the woman taking it started the course with the question "Why are we doing this induction course?" Now the answer is "To be safe etc." I said "Insurance premiums" Man! The evil look that she gave me. I feel that Health and Safety belongs to the worker and his workmates but has been hijacked by the "Health and Safety Experts" that get hired by the company to oversee it because they cannot be bothered having the accountability themselves. These "Experts" are usually people that have done a course at night school and have never had any experience in the industry and walk around site dictating to workers that have been doing the job for more years than the safety officer has been out of diapers. More often than not the S.O. is more of a safety risk being on site. The knee jerk reaction to "banning" certain work practices because of an injury is rife as well. A guy cuts himself when using a grinder with a cut-off disk > ban cut-off disks????? The No. 1 solution for fixing any Hazard in the workplace is P.P.E. (Personal Protective Equipment) which is supposed to be the last option in the hierarchy of controls > it is the cheapest. I can understand the point of view of the company because of the revenue losses that come about through safety incidents. They say they care about your safety, yeah because it cost them money if you get hurt. Some stupid safety regulations that I have come across: -needing a hot work permit to use a soldering iron or heat gun > we used our lighters instead, -the hi-vis safety vests with the velcro on the front that are ill fitting and get caught on everything that you walk past???? -"Don't put stickers on your hard hat it will compromise the structural integrity of the helmet" > they give us induction stickers to put on ............our hard hats, -No use of mobile phones, regardless of being hands free or not, while driving a vehicle you must pull over stop the car turn it off and engage hand brake > Oh but you can use the the 2-way radio when you are driving, -(from the employers)"wear your gloves, wear your gloves. There are gloves for every type of work that you do." > "Why are you guys using so many gloves? That's it, if you don't bring your old gloves back they will not be replaced with new ones" > (from employee) " so you as the employer are not going to provide me with P.P.E. as outlined in the H&S regulations that state it is your duty of care. It's Legislation." Answered By: Justinsane - 1/21/2010

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Health & safety is there to protect you ,so if at work the rule is 1 as a time & you do more than that then go on to injury yourself or worse some one else that person could sue you for damages & loss of earnings they are of as a result of a injury caused by you as for your self you could be off work sick & they don't pay you because you knew the rules & could end up with a warning or worse the sack for failing to follow Health & safety on your return Answered By: mark c - 1/24/2010

They are here and they work but at the same time they need to be reviewed and revised...... Restricting the installation of solar power for your own home.... Answered By: UCANTCME - 1/21/2010

I think it has gone overboard but without it, people would just be careless. I think the most ridiculous health and safety thing I've ever heard is the police spending 30 minutes risk accessing a raid on a house then finding it was empty. Answered By: Will - 1/20/2010

Real Health & Safety is great. I suspect that you're referring to the urban myth ones like not playing conkers without safety specs. These are the decisions made which incite the H&S tag, but have no basis in it. Probably a local argument regarding those who make the decisions. I carry out a limited H&S inspection in a couple of local schools & this deals with risk assessment & possible actions of the staff or pupils who will insist on dangerous behaviour or practice. Incidences I have made "just crazy" decisions on include placing cable for an electrical item across a regularly used hallway without sensibly marking it or covering it to ensure pupils don't trip. Also the habit of children & their wonderfully naiive parents who insist on leaving their bikes or scooters where they drop, even if it's in a gateway. . . . . So please don't believe the urban myth ones. That's not H&S that's pettiness by those in power. The media just hypes this sort of thing up because it sells stuff. Answered By: froodles01 - 1/20/2010

I HATE IT I HATE IT I HATE IT I HATE IT I HATE IT I HATE IT I HATE IT! Every hour of every day, risk assessments, money, documents, money, safety, money! Health and safety used to be known as common sense. Answered By: glasgowguy89 - 1/20/2010

Health and Safety at home and in the workplace is very important.It sounds as if (with respect) some postings are from people who are descendents of the factory-bosses who worked their staff for eighteen hours a day ! It sometimes means things have to be planned carefully and managed properly,with Risk Assessments where appropriate.It is usually employers who want a quick profit who object to these rules.Employees wish to go home to their families in one piece ! Answered By: Prof - 1/20/2010

Don't mind it just use common sense. The best one I saw was on a hairdryer in a hotel,it had a label on it that said"Not to be used in the shower or bath". Answered By: Francis7 - 1/20/2010

Unbelievable, people cannot even clean the snow in front their terrace houses but garages can issue new MOTs on car which has defective air bags. Trading Standards just what is their role? Answered By: inquisitor - 1/20/2010

B******s !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! to the lot of it !!!!!!!!!! an individual should have the choice whether he wants to risk or not Answered By: BIKER™ - 1/20/2010

It's a good think up to a point but it's gone over the top, when you are suppose to have safety glasses to use blue tack. Answered By: Owen - 1/20/2010

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