It is indeed only a matter of time. There are so many occurrences of strange, stupid, over-the-top 'rules & regulations' dreamt up and then later knocked down that a substantial proportion should lie at the feet of these 'experts'. Inevitably, most will not be properly investigated - it's just not worth it - but there is an H&S person involved with or overseeing many of them. It is that last matter that causes concern and which is used as a get out of jail card - I'm only here to advise or to supervise etc is an all-too-common mantra. When things go so embarrassingly wrong, out it comes as if to absolve all responsibility for failure. But where was that supervision, and how good was the advice given? If other staff have acted incorrectly, why not challenge the H&S supervisor/adviser/consultant? Their role has certainly not been wholly effective. A little distance do not make it all OK