Remember they can kill.

bricol · 2026-02-25T18:47:09+0000

Wedg1e said:
My take is that I wouldn't take a risk at work that I wouldn't take at home.
So if I was prepared to wobble on a ladder, work on live electrics etc. at home and some task could be completed by doing the same at work, I'd be happy to sign a disclaimer saying yes, I know, p*** off and let me get on with it.

That's exactly why the rules are written . . . fall at home, it's your look out. At work, it's not. Nothing at work is worth the risk, however small, of getting injured, or worse - certainly for your family (usually

).

Although I must admit to being a bit bemused the paper cuts in a drawing office need reporting in the book

Bouledogue · 2026-02-25T19:00:48+0000

Samuel Plimsoll is one of my great heros. Men like him fought for the very rules that even today protect ordinary working men and women (even the dumb ones) from unscrupulous businesses. Personally, I think we give up that protection at our peril.

redlig · 2026-02-25T19:01:24+0000

During the80's I would occasionally be sent abroad to test the following years models ( motor cycles ) usually on the public highway. They always wanted ,among other things, A top speed reading regardless of conditions . My personal record was genuine 165 mph on a busy 2 lane motorway in the rain. On returning to UK after that test I found that we had the same insurance cover as a secretary ,so discussed the matter with our HR dept to be told that ' they can get a nasty cut from a piece of paper' . that did not go down too well. For the next 10 years whenever I saw the HR yes man I always asked him if he had experienced any life changing paper cuts recently.

Wedg1e · 2026-02-25T19:01:51+0000

bricol said:
That's exactly why the rules are written . . . fall at home, it's your look out. At work, it's not. Nothing at work is worth the risk, however small, of getting injured, or worse - certainly for your family (usually ).

Although I must admit to being a bit bemused the paper cuts in a drawing office need reporting in the book

One wonders whether, if we were in a similar state to Ukraine, whether the H&S nonsense would be suspended in the interests of winning the bloody war...

Keith 66 · 2026-02-25T19:17:39+0000

As far as washing your hands after going to the loo goes. Once you have worked in the GRP laminating or boatbuilding buisness you soon learn that it is a good idea to wash your hands Before you go for a pee. Nothing like a dab of catalyst or resin on ones old chap to liven your day 5 minutes later when it starts burning.
Always causes merriment amongst your workmates too.