Health and Safety Myths

• Ban on stepladders - Make sure that they are used safely.
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• Risk assessments must be long and involved - They should be appropriate and actionable.
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• All office electrical equipment must be tested by a qualified electrician annually - Employers must assess the risks and take any necessary action.
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• Egg boxes banned for craft use as they could cause salmonella - Clean egg boxes are perfectly safe.
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• Children are banned from playing conkers – In actual fact there is a very low risk of injury.
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• Workers are banned from putting up Christmas decorations in the office - The provision of suitable step ladders to put up decorations is much safer than expecting staff to balance on wheelie chairs. Go to Risk Assessments
• Every possible risk needs a safety sign - Safety signs are appropriate for significant risks which can't be avoided but it is unnecessary to have a sign for every possible risk.
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• If a pupil is hurt, the teacher is likely to be sued - The main legal duties lie with the employer, not the teacher – or even the head teacher, unless they own the school and employ the staff.
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• Toy 'weapons' in a play had to be locked-up and registered with the police - HSE’s guidance deals with real weapons and the kind of accurate replicas that can cause serious injury or be used in robberies. Not plastic toys.
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  We want no truck with health and safety nonsense.  We focus on balancing benefits and risks.
  

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