Posted By Paul Hill I've been asked the question as to whether an employer can ask an employee to remove a 'Lip Ring' whilst at work. The employee works as a general warehouse operative, and his role mainly involves picking and packing of orders. Your opions are most welcome as always.

Posted By Geoff Burt No, I'm with you there Merv. What's the worst that can happen - doubt if lip would be pulled off, more like a split lip when it comes away. Talking about tendons (were we?), I remember being told about an incident when a tank driver jumped down from his tank but caught his ring finger on the way down. His finger stayed on the tank and his tendon stretched to the ground where he lay. Geoff

Posted By Ken Taylor Basically you need a risk assessment taking into account the health and safety of the individual, fellow workers, recipients of the packed articles, end-users, etc. The result will probably be 'insignificant' and, therefore, not even required to be recorded.