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Posted By Bob Youel
After studying work activities for many years I have come to the conclusion that most occupations who are normally deemed high risk are in fact not high risk
Example: I advice [in one area] private bomb disposal and saturation divers and they were amazed at the amount of assaults etc on staff in other industries which put their jobs in context!
Please contribute by providing a list and argument; here is my input [fishing is not included] and hopefully many IOSH site users will benefit from the exercise: -
Most hazardous = Front line people who interface with the public/the public can interface with them in the street/the publics own homes e.g lolly-pop staff, parking attendants, neighbourhood rangers, rights of way enforcers etc
Second: Front line staff who interface with the public in a building etc e.g. carparking fine collections / social services claims assessors
Third?
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Posted By Alan Hoskins
Don't you also need to consider the hazard, Bob?
The two examples you give are at risk mainly from violence.
These people are unlikely to fall into a vat of acid or get parts ripped off whilst working on a machine (not that anyone should).
Alan
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Posted By Rob T
Bob,
What about journalists abroad (500 deaths in the last 10 years) and security reconnaissance (early assessment) workers. Oil and gas workers upstream and off-shore particularly in hostile environments.
I also notice that you mention mine clearance as not being that hazardous - but I can assure you that it is, particularly when searching for minimum metal anti-personnel devices (as most countries where these are located don't have flails so it's on your knees in more ways than one sometimes). This is even more hazardous during the on-field training.
Cheers
Rob
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Posted By Bob Youel
Good sensible comments Rob T and I am glad that people are thinking about the issues
However as an ex sapper [24160760: mine + booby trap clearance] we had a good idea of what might happen and were part of a team as against getting accosted in the street unexpectedly whilst trying to do a days work
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One highways worker was attacked from behind without warning the other day whilst laying curbs -- the young man simply hit the worker from behind, took the mans radio and walked away - the worker was lone working and the attacker had a number of mates with him
On discussions with the highways team [>70 people] this incident was not an isolated event
and was not reported as its treated by the police as any other crime and reports in the past have lead to other retaliation events
My point is that there are many jobs out there that are high risk not just construction etc areas
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Posted By anon1234
Remember, there is a big difference between high hazard and high risk.
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Posted By Jim Masson
Personally I'd rather do the mine clearance than deal with Joe Public (24684335, Arm'd Recce)
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