23rd July 2010, 12:42 PM
Yep, yep and yep..........They're all true. No amount of explanation, legal banter, complaint, or official action can persuade the construction industry from its course of idiocy. Other than hoping for a reasonable safety officer, the only option that has ever worked is making it not worth their time bothering you. In my experience a lot of engineers (etc) just want an easy life.
The problem stems from translation from HSE guidelines to on-site regulations. All those 'reasonable' and 'as appropriate' get removed by the goddam solicitors.
The problem stems from translation from HSE guidelines to on-site regulations. All those 'reasonable' and 'as appropriate' get removed by the goddam solicitors.