Posted By Calum R Cameron Its only time to worry when you start issuing hot work permits for cooking and electrical work permits for accessing the stair cupboard where the mains are to get the hoover. Very amusing though.....

Posted By Robert Weiland My Nephew was told off for running in halls at school and took great offence to this. He then for his home work wrote a letter to the school about why the computer in his class room didn't display a PAT test sticker on it, and why Fire Extingishers were being used to keep doors open on hot days. Not bad for a 11 year old, very funny. He has always been intrested in his Uncle's work and somehow I fear I have opened a can of worms.

Posted By Calum R Cameron Don't take any notice Bev'-you put her on to the NEBOSH Dip 1 and 2 programme. She'll thank you for it in the long run.......

Posted By Barry Pearce I would comment more but I have to go out as the my partner's 8 yr old son is having some trouble with the chainsaw.

Posted By Delwynne I spent twenty minutes berating my partner and his brother for their unsafe use of a ladder one Sunday. Having finished my tirade I stomped into the kitchen, stubbing my toes on a chair in the process and breaking a bone in my foot. I hadn't adequately assessed the access/egress arrangements and was certainly not wearing the appropriate PPE was the response from my highly sympathetic boyfriend - how stupid did I feel! I think there is a lesson in there somewhere - perhaps what goes around comes around!

Posted By Delwynne Thats OK - when I'd finished swearing so did I!

Posted By Bill Elliott Nah Bev - Too far - surely not. This the sign of a dedicated professional. I know what you mean though - I get stern warnings from my other half about switching off when ever we go out together. Not allowed to make comment (or even look in the general direction) of anything that might be construed as being hazardous. I am all for educating the young ones though - the earlier the better, what do you say.

Posted By Karen Todd I was writing up a statement for the police for a RTA I came upon. I'd done a lovely little sketch and description of the locus, directions of vehicles as I found them etc, noted one skid mark from a car rather than 2 (and wondered if brakes on one side had not been working), description of weather conditions at the time, etc, etc. Hubby looked at it, laughed, and said, "Just a statement Karen, you're not meant to be investigating _this_ accident"... Another one: was out at a company night at the races. The compere got people to choose a video, then cut the cable-tie seal - with a big blunt Stanley knife. Everyone knew this was v. unsafe, especially as most were off their trolleys by this stage, but they were all watching me to see my reaction. I'm afraid I said nothing (bonkers conkers and all that), and merely feigned some shock horror, which only added to their amusement. Everyone else thought it all very highly amusing indeed, especially the fact that had they hurt themselves it would all have been witnessed by the safety officer. Are we ever off duty?

Posted By fats van den raad It does have it's benefits, being a bit "eager" like. For example, no longer do I have to endure being dragged from shop to shop on a Saturday morning by my wife under the guise of "spending some quality time together" It seems my constant critisising of everything and everybody doing something unsafe was found embarrassing. Apparently the final straw was when I left her high and dry in a coffee shop to go and have a chat with some scaffolders across the road about their excess use of gravity during dismantling operations!!! My Saturday mornings are once again my own!!!.. Now, should one wear a hard hat playing golf....??????

Posted By David J. Think I can beat most.. i finally gave into my daughter and laid wooden floors in my house (23 and she won't leave) insists I am to old for a batchelor pad.. chance be a fine thing.. anyway I was home alone.. in the shower.. just about ready to step out..the tel goes.. i grabs atowel and runs to get the call..wet feet..ooopps up i go..came down and banged back of my head on the door post..2 days in hospital and a further 2 weeks with the headache from hell.. slips trips and falls grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Posted By James Michael Baron Having been in Diploma mode for the last 2 years I cannot walk down a street past any scaffolding without stopping to inspect it. One day, having collected my wife from the Doctors, she talked to me for several minutes before she realised I was "staring into space". She then spotted the scaffolding across the road and gave me a right earful - it is really embarassing at times.

Posted By Stuart Nagle As a former sewerman of some years (let myself in for some ukky poo here eh!!), I developed the rather strange perchant of 'sewermans neck'... ....that is, no matter where you are, what your doing or who you are with, you are walking around with you head angled at 45 degrees tending to look down at; road gullies, manholes (varying in type and pattern, size, opening types, key holes, leveage points and condition, round ones oval ones square ones and triangular ones, inspection covers on gas, water, electricity and fire services, rainwater channels, ditches, river outfalls... the list goes on...and on.... ...and so it is not perhaps suprising that on one particular occassion whilst walking along a populated high street with my long suffer wife.... I walked straight into 'Someone' and immediately, without thinking or looking up appologised profusly and walked on...leaving my dear lady in absolute hysterics some few yards behind me... When I stopped and looked around it turned out that the 'someone' I had bumped into was in actual fact a sign post... I had not even noticed... then, just to make matters a little worse... I turned to walk on, somewhat embarassed, with my head still down and 'clonk'... walked straight into a cast iron lamp column....(Ouch my bloomin head) Whilst still seeing stars, and going back and picking my wife up before she completely slumped on the public highway gagging for breath in her fits of laughter... I continued the journey to do the shopping... ...She still tells everyone she meets socially (usually after half a bottle of wine).. of her day out at the shops... You know though...even after all these years...I just can't help looking down at those covers.... Stuart

Posted By Heather Aston Some years ago at a girls night out a group of us were doing the "dancing in a circle" thing, when an empty bottle rolled across the floor into the middle of the circle. (Obvious trip hazard) Two of us bent down together to pick it up - me and the only other safety person in the room - we looked at each other and burst out laughing. I ALWAYS check the escape route from a hotel room immediately after I've put my bag down in the room (yes very sad, but you never know) and get very twitchy in restaurants without clear exit routes or with coats hanging over the fire extinguishers. Heather

Posted By Nick Nicholls No it's not just you. I get quite worked up if I see a chip pan handle protruding from the stove, and thats just on the television !!!!!!!!

Posted By Ron Hunter Like others, I can't really "switch off" - pondering safety issues and hazard spotting at petrol stations, supermarkets, construction sites, etc at home or abroad - my better half is constantly reminding me I'm not at work. The real problem arises when I have to employ local tradesmen at home (particularly for guttering or roof repairs). I find it's better just to go out for the day whilst they get the job done!

Posted By Barry Pearce Ok, it seems as I have made a silly mistake - I checked the 'notify by email' box. I appreciate the wit but spare a thought for my inbox. I try not to follow the link each time but I'm so weak I just have to. Enough, please!

Posted By Graham Bullough Bev - Methinks you need to investigate further and then take appropriate action. If your daughter said that the shoes she left on the stairs were a tripping hazard, why did she leave them there? Surely she either needs more training about how to avoid creating tripping hazards or, if she understands what they are, you should apply a suitable penalty such as no pocket money or not seeing a favourite TV programme, so as to promote future compliance with your home safety standards!!!