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John D C  
#1 Posted : 23 August 2011 15:55:52(UTC)
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John D C
Hi
Just found this released today on HSE website. Is the Government now at last hearing what we have been saying about nonsensical rules resulting in H&S getting the blame. For a Minister to make this release to the public must be good news or am I just hoping too much!!

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pr...d/2011/butlins260411.htm

Take care
John C
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Nick House  
#2 Posted : 23 August 2011 16:07:09(UTC)
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That appears to be dated April this year?
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Allen29883  
#3 Posted : 23 August 2011 16:12:58(UTC)
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It may be dated April but it's a positive step with someone publically challenging a silly decision. A leisure park down where my in-laws live go rid of the 'bumper cars' or 'dodgems' as they are now called and replace it with an ice ring. There was no information as to why but suspect the issues around H&S were in there somewhere!

Mark
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barnaby  
#4 Posted : 23 August 2011 16:39:38(UTC)
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Allen29883 wrote:
- - - - - A leisure park down where my in-laws live go rid of the 'bumper cars' or 'dodgems' as they are now called and replace it with an ice ring. There was no information as to why but suspect the issues around H&S were in there somewhere!

Mark


Why would you suspect that? I think there could be other very sound reasons, too.
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RayRapp  
#5 Posted : 23 August 2011 16:42:54(UTC)
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Indirectly it is still an 'elf and safety issue. Does anyone know what Mr Butlin's response was to Mr Grayling or the eventual outcome?
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MarcusB  
#6 Posted : 23 August 2011 16:58:12(UTC)
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Allen29883 wrote:
A leisure park down where my in-laws live go rid of the 'bumper cars' or 'dodgems' as they are now called and replace it with an ice ring.


I would have thought ice skating was the more hazardous of the two activities...
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BuzzLightyear  
#7 Posted : 23 August 2011 17:08:44(UTC)
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JOHNC wrote:
Hi
Just found this released today on HSE website. Is the Government now at last hearing what we have been saying about nonsensical rules resulting in H&S getting the blame. For a Minister to make this release to the public must be good news or am I just hoping too much!!

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pr...d/2011/butlins260411.htm

Take care
John C

A departure from his usual approach of slashing HSE budgets, blaming H&S on the recession, working for an ID10T who blames H&S for the riots and harping on about red tape.

I have noticed signs up at dodgems for years saying no bumping. I presume such signs make it easier for fairground workers to enforce no bumping when it gets out of hand - rather rigidly adhering to a complete ban. I think this is simply a case of Grayling trying to score points with the tabloid readership. Sorry, not to share your enthusiasm.
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