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Posted By Vincent Hearn
Everyone,
This past year alone has seen many various issues in the media where health & safety has been mentioned. It started with Buncefield (HSE to investigate), then police prosecution for the death of Mr de Menezes (under H&S Law), various fires to be investigated and the high profile deaths of children on a foreign holiday (safety measures to be reviewed)
On a BBC 5 Live interview about the de Menezes case I heard the interviewer say he didn't understand how laws relating office safety! (HASAW '74) could be used to prosecute for a death. (They do say that ignorance of the law is no excuse!)
My observation is that H&S is a wide-ranging occupational field that extends into all facets of working life and it this that is such the attraction.
Should we all have a moral duty to be proud of what we do and influence as many people as possible to join the profession?
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Posted By Raymond Rapp
Vince
Whether society agrees with the somewhat onerous influence of health and safety is a moot point. Nevertheless it is a concept whose time has come.
On the news tonight was an interview with the parents whose children, sadly, died in Corfu. One could not help but notice references to improve health and safety in the interview. Yet others, dismiss it as a 'namby pamby' interfering bureaucratic process. Which one do you want?
I agree, that sometimes health and safety can be overly prescriptive and often lacks the virtue of common sense. I would still rather be working in it than against it. In my experience, those who complain the most are the first to shout 'help' when it suits their purpose.
Regards
Ray
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Posted By AJM
I am extremely proud, but don't want to many coming into profession taking all the jobs.
Good point eloquently put though
Alan
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