It’s been a while since we have done a health and safety gone mad blog post, so this afternoon, we have spent some time this afternoon rounding up all the “health and safety gone mad” stories that have been reported this month for some light Friday afternoon reading.
So without any further ado here is our top health and safety gone mad stories for this month;
1.Council Killjoys ban bunting at an annual carnival over health and safety fears that someone could be injured by the colourful decorative flags.
Decades the small Cornish town of Lostwithiel has hung traditional decorations through the streets of the town during carnival week. However this year they could face having their carnival without the traditional cloth flags because “inappropriately hung bunting can create a danger to highway users and draping it across the streets without taking suitable precautions is risky.”
You can read the whole story here.
2.Health and safety gone mad as seaside town’s benches faces AWAY from the sea
Ok, so the whole point of going to the sea side is to gaze out across the sea and enjoy the spectacular views. Well if you are planning a trip to Maryport Town this summer prepare to be disappointed! The council have installed benches that face away from the sea because they are concerned that tourists may step around the bench to sit down and “topple into the sea” surely it would have been a better idea to install a railing?!
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3. Health and Safety gone Mad? Greater Anglia to scrap clipping train tickets to protect wrists
ITV Reported that the Greater Anglia rail network are going to stop their train conductors from using the traditional hole punch to mark checked tickets and encourage them to use a red marker pen in fear that the hole punch is hurting their wrists. Understandably their passengers were less than impressed when the decision was announced labelling it pathetic!!
Read the full article here.
4.Blooming Cheek! Health and safety officials order greengrocer to remove plants from outside his shop after someone tripped over
Okay, so this one isn’t completely nuts, a greengrocer from Ilkley, West Yorkshire, has been told to remove the plants that he displays outside his shop after a pedestrian tripped over one of his plants. The fact of the matter is that he does have a huge amount of flowers on the pavement outside of his shop, which is a trip hazard in itself. But the council advised that they are willing to come to a compromise over the extent of his display. Let’s hope that he can carry on showcasing his flowers outside, just not in such a way that poses a trip hazard to the public.
Read the whole story here.
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