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Posted By Gra Clarke
A person I know is a Safety Manager at the B.B.C.; Jeremy Clarkson is the first person to ask the Safety Team for aid and advice in any stunts they undertake. I will give a good example; do you remember the episode where the three amigos made amphibious cars to sail to France. What you did not see on the goggle box, was each vehicle was inspected by an engineer before the task, (none was allowed near the water until 1005 safe), there were a least 6 safety boats with the 3 amigos, all the way to France. Each “boat” had two way radios and life jacket supplied. You never saw the safety boats in shot. Each presenter was fully briefed and agreed to all and every control measure. So much for elf & safty getting in the way.
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Posted By Dave Wilson
This is TV and all stunts are assessed in this way, did anyone really think that they were not!
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Posted By Jonathan Breeze
Some say he was born wearing a Hi-vis vest and tweed jacket with elbow patches.
Others that he will not allow an event to go ahead without a suitable and sufficient Risk Assessment.
...All we know is that he is called the Safety Stig!
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Posted By J Knight
You didn't think that Mr Clarkson would allow his own precious self to be put at risk do you? After all, he is a celebrity, and not like those factory oiks who obviously don't feel pain,
John
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Posted By steven bentham
I must be a rare safety person; I always thought Mr Clarkson was funny.
As safety 'professionals' we need to laugh at what we get up to sometimes.
There is plenty on this Forum to have a good laugh about.
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Posted By AlisonSM
Couldn't agree more Stephen. Although Mr Clarkson likes to take a gentle poke at elf and safety bods, he's no where near as bad as the tabloid newspapers who print stories before checking their facts.
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Posted By Brigham
Jeremy is a guy who a lot of us are jealous of because he says what he thinks and hang the consequences. It's what free speech is all about. In this country of PC madness and carte blanche censorship, don't you all wish you had the guts to speak your mind for once?
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Posted By garyh
The best humour (especially satire) always contains an uncomfortable element of truth in it; Clarkson's snipes at "us" are sometimes close to the mark. He is also very funny and also a complete eejit at times - he is the daddy.
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Posted By David J Jones
There are many people, like Mr Clarkson, who will often make a song and dance about a particular subject - on TV, radio or in the press - with the sole intention of maintaining a tongue-in-cheek high profile. I forget who it was said "There is no such thing as bad publicity".
Seems to work with him.
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Posted By Rob T
Hi Brigham,
Agree entirely.I tend to speak my mind and look at some of the replies I get from this discussion Forum! Still it will never stop me - I know I sail close to the wind at times but hey-ho!
As regards to Jeremy C, I used to be Head of Health Safety and Security at BBC Technology Ltd, and actually started at the Beeb as an H&S Advisor for Studios. I can assure you that Mr Clarkson only get's narky about H&S when people starting stating the blooming obvious or treating anyone not in the profession as some sort of congenital idiot! If he's unsure of something where he needs advice, he will ask for it.
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Posted By Brigham
Hi Rob
Don't change that attitude, it sets us apart from the stereotypical safety person everyone loves to slag off.
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Posted By GeoffB4
Goodness & blimey, one of the few threads on this forum I am in complete agreement with.
PS: Could someone advise an alternative for a clipboard?
PPS: The origin of 'blimey' is very interesting for those with a sense of history.
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Posted By David J Jones
GeoffB4,
"Gor blimey" - was that originally "God blind me"?
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Posted By Bob Youel
I have met him and he's OK re H&S if it is sensibly applied -as we all are - the comments on telly etc re H&S are just part of the game
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Posted By J Knight
My problem is that I'm a cyclist as well as a safety bod; and I have an inbuilt distrust of wealthy 'celebs' who claim some sort of direct line to the public sentiment. And no, this isn't envy, I have enough money for my own purposes, its just dislike of the modern meeja, honourably acquired wealth is OK by me.
In short I think he's pompous and dull, and not very witty or original.
I also dispute the idea that these are days of PC (Brigham). In my experience people do feel free to be racist, homophobic, sexist and so on (though they usually say 'I shouldn't be saying this' before they do), and what with mags like Nuts and Zoo on sale, well, what more need I say? If people's inbuilt prejudices are occasionally subject to mild challenge or the occasional flash of conscience, then so be it,
John
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Posted By GeoffB4
Well that's me fallen out with this thread John - didn't take long did it?
Yes it was David, and I almost said it again.
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Posted By J Knight
Sorry Geoff, you can have it back now I've said my piece,
John
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Posted By GeoffB4
A serious question for the moderators.
Are we able to describe named persons as dull, pompous etc on this forum and if so what is to stop us describing named members the same way?
Personally I have more respect than to do either of the above but it seems others have not.
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Posted By bob safe
I'd love Clarkson's job, bet it pays better than mine too.
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Posted By Brigham
Hi John,
You can dispute all you want about our PC country, we all have opinions and as long as we don't cause the majority of minorities offence we can even say or print them! Prime example of PC madness was the BBC initially "editing" the Pogues "Fairytale of New York" for using the word faggot!
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Posted By J Knight
Hi Folks,
Don't know whether we can describe people in particular ways or not, and my post could fall use of the AUGs; I have explicitly stated it to be my opinion though, and I know its not an opinion shared by others or by the Institution,
John
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Posted By Lilian McCartney
Is this not the difference between
truthful and Tactful?
You can voice your opinion and be free to do so but take care about language, words and tone.
The written word can sometime be read completely differntly from what was intended when written.
It doesn't cost much to think about htis before typing/saying.
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Posted By IOSH Moderator
Ladies and Gents
The Moderators have been keeping an eye on this thread as it developed.
It has now strayed a little too far off the point and become rather personal.
We feel it is now time to lock it.
Jane
Moderator
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