19th April 2011, 08:42 AM
Relictor Wrote:Health and Safety and Insurance are unnecessary obstacles !!!!!!!
I think the statement was badly worded and that what they meant was that there are no health and safety grounds for excluding volunteers from excavations. As long as the contractor has appropriate insurance, everyone has has read (and understood) the risk assessment and method statements and the correct PPE has been provided there should be no problems. As has already been said here (I think), health and safety is an easy excuse trotted out to exclude volunteers and save a bit of work for those running the job.
D. Vader
Senior Consultant
Vader Maull & Palpatine
Archaeological Consultants
A tremor in the Force. The last time I felt it was in the presence of Tony Robinson.
Senior Consultant
Vader Maull & Palpatine
Archaeological Consultants
A tremor in the Force. The last time I felt it was in the presence of Tony Robinson.