WOW!
In years to come, I shall be able to tell my grand children where I was when this historic news broke.
Amazing stuff....
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Darklord, Thu 13 Nov 2008, 14:16,
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think of the children!
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the RAND corporation a.k.a. Kevin Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Thu 13 Nov 2008, 14:20,
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OK, Mr, Sarky...
It is a wonder that this story made it on to the BBC, but the fact remains that, in years to come, you will be able to tell your grandchildren about the times when you were able to partake in charity baking events and jump on a bouncy castle, or enjoy an outdoor ice rink because it wasn't deemed 'too dangerous'.
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IHaveABadFeelingAboutThis most likely working from home on, Thu 13 Nov 2008, 14:36,
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and that's still the case, and will be for years to come.
this is a one off and it wasn't health and safety regs. it was one woman (headteacher) that was scared that one of her students might be allergic to something. it's not really cause for "IT'S H&S GONE MAD I TELLS YE!!" it's just some rather prudish headteacher being a dick.
health and safety guidelines for something of this sort are not hard to adhere to, and even if one of the kids got sick, providing they had clearly listed ingredients and checked with parents first, she'd be in no legal trouble whatsoever. it's this sort of thing that makes me hate the daily heil, cos they publicise this sort of shit and fill people with fear.
EDIT: WORDS!!
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Just Flange, Thu 13 Nov 2008, 14:45,
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Thank you
I am actually a H&S professional and the majority of these are utter stupidity!
The pancake race that was cancelled due to H&S reasons was actually because they hadn't booked a road closure!
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Random Image Yes, yes, I'll speak to you on Monday, Thu 13 Nov 2008, 15:04,
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I'm not having a go at H&S per se.
More the ludicrous interpretations people put on it. As Flange says, I'm sure with the right notices you could easily hold this sort of event, or pretty much whatever you want...
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IHaveABadFeelingAboutThis most likely working from home on, Thu 13 Nov 2008, 15:21,
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True' dat
It takes 2-3 weeks to get a road closure, and an hour or so to write an adaquate risk assessment - if my local council said they needed some help, I would! It wouldn't take up much of my time. H&S is just a simple excuse.
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Random Image Yes, yes, I'll speak to you on Monday, Thu 13 Nov 2008, 15:39,
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And I'm only waving the 'H&S GONE MAAAD' flag in jest...
...because it amuses me.
However, it is pathetic that this event has been cancelled, rather than, as you say, doing the research so the headteacher / staff / whoever can cover themselves adequately.
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IHaveABadFeelingAboutThis most likely working from home on, Thu 13 Nov 2008, 15:18,
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h&s is much maligned
almost all stories linking a common sense bypass and H&S can be put down down to lack of good management and ignorance of the relavent regs. a quick call to the local hse office would stop most of this sort of nonsense. the stupid fucking cunts.
simple preventative measures...
1-ask parents to clearly label cakes
2-ensure you have the means to react to a problem(first aider etc)
3-have a video camera to record the swollen thrashing kids who " have a bad do"-£250 from youve been framed!! profit.
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