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Posted By Barry Cooper
Tonight I sat down at home at my PC, a little depressed after a day when I gave three presentations of the outcome of the factory Inspectors visits to three groups of employees, who basically refused to accept any responsibility for safety within the workplace, and blamed the management.
I logged on to this website and read some of the threads and responses from other safety professionals, and realised I wasn't alone.
The topic about CSCS exam, really cheered me up, and I couldn't help but laugh at some of the responses.
Thank you all for making my day. I know what to do tomorrow when I come home. Gin and Tonic and the IOSH website
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Posted By Merv Newman
That's what we are here for Barry - to make safety a fun thing which gives so much pleasure to everyone involved that they really really love working safely.
Discuss
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Posted By Jonathan Breeze
Glad to hear it's not just me that has days like that Barry.
You're situation does however bring to mind an important question...
When making the perfect martini, should one shake or should one stir?
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Posted By DW
Is this just confirmation that Health and Safety Professionals are budding alcoholics?
Try the AlAnon website instead of IOSH forum
(Try gin and bitter lemon - very refreshing alternative to tonic!! It most definately puts a smile on my face:-))
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Posted By Julie P
For a totally tropical twist try gin and Lilt - goes down fantastic after a stressy day. My main stress factor tends to be convincing management to invest in H&S - the employees, thankfully, are much less of a problem and work with me in most areas!
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Posted By Jonathan Breeze
Sorry Merv,
My question was vexing me so much that I forgot to reply to your response.
Whilst your language is particularly saccharine, you make a valid point; Positive re-inforcement is an essential part of a good safety culture.
But as Barry will no doubt find out (and I am learning myself), changing a company culture is a long slow business and involves changing individual attitudes to health & safety throughout the whole organisation.
As a start, I would recommend reading the IOSH Technical Leaflet "Promoting a Positive Culture" available as a free download from the technical info section on this site.
And until that day, seek support from the like minded and take a gin at the end of the day to help you unwind.
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Posted By Heather Aston
Gin with lime. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Jon - shaken not stirred of course and with a green olive.
Merv - you know we all love working in safety and everyone around us works safely and loves us in return. Whoops - too much gin and lime.
But seriously Barry I know how you were feeling - some days you wonder why you bother and then some days you make a difference to someone or you teach someone something new and it makes it all worth while.
Heather
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Posted By Jonathan Breeze
But Heather, surely by shaking you bruise the botanicals in the Gin?
Merv, you should try a French 75, whilst you come an area with an abundance of Champagne.
Simply mix 3 parts Champagne with 1 part Gin and enjoy.
Never tried it myself, but am led to believe it is a wonderful summer aperitif.
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Posted By CU
x quezze me for lowering the tone hear with smut, but am I missing something here
" whilst you come " form last post.
Is this a secret swingers site where the use of HSE lingo is used to substitute key words. If so, I want in.
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Posted By Heather Aston
But Jonathan... You bruise EVERYTHING in the gin by stirring it. Anyway you know what 007 said.
Personally I prefer G&T to Martini any day - soon be Friday G&T time...
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Posted By Martin R. Bessant
I find that after a hard day moderating the IOSH website forums that a good Brandy or Single Malt Whisky does wonders for my system.
You can keep your Gin "horrible stuff" but a good meal followed by my favourite tipple works wonders. Shame I gave up smoking, as a nice cigar sounds good too.
Seriously, thanks to all contributors for keeping me amused whilst browsing around your contributions.
Keep up the good work!
Martin Bessant - Lead moderator.
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Posted By Jonathan Breeze
Touché CU, you spotted the missing "from". Call that a draw then? At least it wasn't in the thread title! ;-)
Heather, as I understand it, in the original Fleming novels, the phrase is "stirred but not shaken", but this didn't sound so good on film so they changed it.
Martin, I'm sorry we drive you to drink, I really did try to steer it back towards h&s (see post 6) but the damage had already been done.
My current favourite whisky is a 14 yr old Oban single malt with a touch of spring water to enhance the flavours.
Not a fan of brandy though (bad incident involving a visit to a Cognac distilliary and the consumption of several free minatures on an empty stomach springs to mind).
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Posted By John Webster
12 year old Highland Park (the greatest all-rounder in the world of malt whisky) and a glass of Red McGregor (the best beer in the world according to the Brewing Industry International Awards). Who am I to argue with such accolades for our local distillery and brewery respectively? I just enjoy, and it 's Friday!
As for gin - my aversion therapy took place one student night back in '75, and I haven't touched a drop since.
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Posted By CU
GLAVA
This is a thick whiskey liquire, which just slides down your throat and then is followed by a warming effect as it floats gentle down.
With/without ice.
And for the ladies
1 shot GLAVA 1 shot Baileys with ice. My wife and all her friends get me making these.
Thats my tiple of choice. Try it
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Posted By Keith Archer.
Just the mere mention of gin has brought back childhood nightmares. We had a headmistress (they were called this before the PC police took over) who was rather generous with the slipper when it came to rectifying misdemeanours. She always wore funny smelling perfume that all us kids used to comment on. It wasn’t until I got a little bit older that I realised this funny perfume smelled exactly like GIN.
So I am sorry if I don’t agree with the G andTs ECT I would rather settle down with a good pint of John Smiths. And a good cigar (sorry Martin they are too good to give up).
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Posted By Lawrence Hughes
well I'm no expert on health & safety but . . .
with a G&T try floating a borage flower in it, it looks very decadent, adds entertainment (trying not to swallow it, its edible anyway) and is educational as the blue petals turn pink with the acidity of the lemon.
if you like highland malts try "the antiquary", its blended but very very nice, comparable to a good highland malt and a lot cheaper if you can find it (usually spotted in a fancy bottle, its got a square section with the top & bottom corners chisselled off). Unfortunately a bit rare around here.
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Posted By Gilly Margrave
No Keith - what you need in this game is plenty of Brains (Skull Attack):)
Gilly
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Posted By Arran Linton - Smith
I am lucky as I have a single malt whisky named after me! It is a young one, but it is very good. I usually buy a bottle for my birthday and Christmas, but unfortunately it usually does not last long!
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Posted By el nino
Is this the AA website?
I've been dry now for several hours and find all of this talk about gin and whiskey very upsetting.
Never drank anything less than Bollinger myself by the way.
El Nino
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Posted By Keith Archer.
Gilly
Never cared for Brains neat or even watered down with some landlords assistance must agree though it is not too bad on fish and chips.
Keith
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Posted By Barry Cooper
Thank you all, read all the responses to my thread over the last 3 nights, forget the G&T, the responses have done the trick, brilliant, very intoxicating stuff.
I am now ready for my boss returning from holiday on Monday
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Posted By Jim Walker
Arran,
I've never heard of Linton-Smith Whiskey.
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Posted By Arran Linton - Smith
Jim,
You are right that there isn’t a Linton – Smith whisky, however if you put the word Arran into Google, it is fourth from the top!
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