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The others I agree with should not have been taught, but this one below really is it that bad? He also said that "voltage" was named after Voltaire, the French philosopher - when it's in fact named after the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta.
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Originally Posted by: Pembo55  The others I agree with should not have been taught, but this one below really is it that bad? He also said that "voltage" was named after Voltaire, the French philosopher - when it's in fact named after the Italian physicist Alessandro Volta.
Yes because it indicates shallow inadequate knowledge. One of the key thigs that anybody doing Health and Safety is to know their limits and this guy obviously didn’t. H&S is a very wide subject and you often be asked the question why we do something and a lecturer in health and safety should have the knowledge of science and history and everything else to give a reasonable answer (which is factually right). His crowning achievement though was to say “the "most important thing" they had to do in the workplace was to "keep your job and not be prosecuted"! Awful and embarrassing
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Originally Posted by: A Kurdziel
His crowning achievement though was to say “the "most important thing" they had to do in the workplace was to "keep your job and not be prosecuted"!
Awful and embarrassing
Unfortunately this is very often the perception of our job. I get it leveled at me numerous times. I normally just agree and point out the easiest way of me "keeping my job and not being prosecuted" is for the company to follow legislation and for me to ensure nobody gets injured or suffers any ill health due to work.
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It is difficult to understand how anybody could be so awful and be part of a university - there's hope for me yet!
It reminds of a 'legal seminar' I went to some years ago, where the speaker was talking about corporate manslaughter and HSAWA. It was so bad it was embarrassing to listen. In truth, it was no legal seminar but a sales pitch by an insurance company.
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