Branded Britain’s biggest killjoys, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is hitting back at what it claims are unfair myths created by organisations to avoid litigation.<\/p>\n
The HSE regulates Britain’s workplaces for health and safety, to protect people from death, injury or ill health.<\/p>\n
It works with local authorities to create regulations and codes of practice, enforced through inspection.<\/p>\n
Famed for its ridiculous headline grabbing nanny state attempts at making the UK safer, now the HSE is turning around and nipping these myths in the bud.<\/p>\n
One season myth the HSE is keen to expel is that pantomime performers can no longer throw sweets into the audiences during shows.<\/p>\n
Head of HSE’s Entertainments and Leisure sector, Cameron Adam said: “The chance of someone being seriously hurt from being hit by a sweet thrown by a panto actor is very low and not something we would get involved in, or indeed worry about.<\/p>\n
“Real health and safety is about avoiding death, serious injury and ill health, not wasting time on trivial risks or covering your back by stopping activities.<\/p>\n
“We want people to distinguish between the real health and safety issues that people face at work as opposed to the trivial.\u201d<\/p>\n
The HSE believe that so many of today’s myths have been started by organisations using health and safety as a way of getting out of activities that may trigger potential payouts.<\/p>\n
To redress the balance, a series of myths are being published on the HSE website at: http:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/myth\/index.htm<\/p>\n
Branded Britain’s biggest killjoys, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is hitting back at what it claims are unfair myths created by organisations to avoid litigation.<\/p>\n
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The HSE regulates Britain’s workplaces for health and safety, to protect people from death, injury or ill health.<\/p>\n
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It works with local authorities to create regulations and codes of practice, enforced through inspection.<\/p>\n
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Famed for its ridiculous headline grabbing nanny state attempts at making the UK safer, now the HSE is turning around and nipping these myths in the bud.<\/p>\n
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Often its about spoiling people’s fun, especially around Christmas by ‘banning’ fun activities.<\/p>\n
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One season myth the HSE is keen to expel is that pantomime performers can no longer throw sweets into the audiences during shows.<\/p>\n
Head of HSE’s Entertainments and Leisure sector, Cameron Adam said: “The chance of someone being seriously hurt from being hit by a sweet thrown by a panto actor is very low and not something we would get involved in, or indeed worry about.<\/p>\n
“Real health and safety is about avoiding death, serious injury and ill health, not wasting time on trivial risks or covering your back by stopping activities.<\/p>\n
“We want people to distinguish between the real health and safety issues that people face at work as opposed to the trivial.\u201d<\/p>\n
The HSE believe that so many of today’s myths have been started by organisations using health and safety as a way of getting out of activities that may trigger potential payouts.<\/p>\n
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To redress the balance, a series of myths are being published on the HSE website at: http:\/\/www.hse.gov.uk\/myth\/index.htm<\/p>\n
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