Posted By Ken Taylor H&S Induction, General H&S at Work, Safe Lifting/Manual Handling, Use of Equipment/Plant (eg grass-cutting, chain-saws, hedge-cutters, abrasive wheels, etc), COSHH and use of pesticides, and other aspects of their work as determined by risk assessments.

Posted By john ridley Thanks for the response Adrian. I know my contribution would generate a response because what I was suggesting was an unusual safety approach and would be deemed controversial. The point I was trying to make is that as safety professionals I think we must provide all the possible solutions to a problem for our employers. Too often I think we adopt the usual approach of supporting the "injured party" and constantly fail to see the general effects on the business which effects everyone. If I was faced with this problem myself, I would not necessarily recommend to my employer that they take this option but in the end, I feel it is an option that is worthy of consideration. You mention the DDA in your reply to me but I feel this person would not be categorised as disabled, so DDA would not apply. Howeve, my knowledge regarding DDA is not extensive so I could be wrong. Any comments.......