The Wardman Wire

Ramblings of a Danger Expert.
We’ve been taking a sideways look at the bonkers world of health and safety over the last couple of weeks. Anyone who didn’t at least crack a smile at the safety nut video in the post below has had a sense of humour bypass. Even I found it funny [...]

I’m wrapping-up this Health and Safety series, and new things keep coming along.

Matt Buck - one of the house cartoonists on the Wardman Wire - tells me that he has just illustrated a book about Health and Safety.

It is called Playing It Safe: The Crazy World of Britain’s Health and Safety Regulations (affiliate link) by Alan Pearce.

Now, this is rather good.
It is close enough to reality to be funny, and very well made.

SafetyNut
00:30

Astonishingly, it has - at the time of posting - only had 293 views in a month.
[Update - June 2008 - this is now up to almost 25,000 viewings. Good]
I think somebody should get him to make some real [...]

Most accidents happen in the home.  RoSPA keeps an online database based on figures from A&E departments.  It makes depressing reading.
In 2002 in the UK 3034 people had an accident at home that required A&E treatment, involving a bin liner or waste bag.  Blister packs claimed 882 victims and a further 431 unfortunate souls were apparently [...]

Further adventures of a Danger Expert. 
I don’t know about you but when I get given that little packet of peanuts on an aeroplane I expect it to contain nuts.  In fact if I open it and find it doesn’t have any nuts in, I shall be a tiny bit disappointed.  So just exactly why do [...]

I found this at the Overnight Editor site. It is all about Health and Safety and Guidance Notices on packets:

Do not exceed the stated dose

a.k.a. sixty-two things inanimate objects told me to do this month.

Do not exceed the stated dose.
Do not wash with brightly-coloured clothes.
Do not dispose of in fire
Do not iron. For hire.
Always use
the correct-rated fuse.
Made in a factory where nuts are used.