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    Health and safety at schools

    Was reading this article and gotta say I'm impressed.

    I do think we could take it a step further though, why don't we come up with some kind of isolation cube thing, lock our kids in them in some sort of oxygen jelly compound and feed them sterilised nutrients. They'll be really safe then.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8107858.stm

    Some highlights

    Wearing goggles to put up posters
    Five-page briefing on the dangers of glue sticks
    Ban on running in the playground
    Wet grass stopping PE lessons
    Ban on playing with conkers
    One person at a time in staff kitchen
    Ban on sweets because of choking risk
    Buoyancy aids for capable year 11 swimmers on a school trip to France
    FFS, I lost count of the number of times as a kid I split my head open, scrapped the skin off knees and elbows or burnt myself. HTF do we end up at the point where health and safety dictate all this bollocks to us?

    H&S, PC, fun hating spoilsports.

    It's all a bit mental.
    Hang on - there is actually a place called Cheddar?? - cailin maith

    Any forum is a collection of assorted weirdos, cranks and pervs - Board Game Geek

    That will be a simply fab time to catch up for a beer. - Tay

    Have you ever seen somebody lick the chutney spoon in an Indian Restaurant and put it back ? - Cyberghoul

    #2
    Originally posted by snaw View Post
    FFS, I lost count of the number of times as a kid I split my head open
    Not really a good counter argument

    I get your point though!
    The pope is a tard.

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      #3
      Originally posted by SallyAnne View Post
      Not really a good counter argument

      I get your point though!
      I know it wouldn't tread water in a public debate, but to me that's all being part of being a kid - you do dumb tulip and sometimes you get your head busted open ... and I wouldn't have changed it for the world.
      Hang on - there is actually a place called Cheddar?? - cailin maith

      Any forum is a collection of assorted weirdos, cranks and pervs - Board Game Geek

      That will be a simply fab time to catch up for a beer. - Tay

      Have you ever seen somebody lick the chutney spoon in an Indian Restaurant and put it back ? - Cyberghoul

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        #4
        Another nail in the coffin for my profession...

        The people that come up with these STUPID rules should be sacked!

        'elf and safety guru

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          #5
          Originally posted by snaw View Post
          I know it wouldn't tread water in a public debate, but to me that's all being part of being a kid - you do dumb tulip and sometimes you get your head busted open ... and I wouldn't have changed it for the world.
          Yup, it's called learning....
          'elf and safety guru

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            #6
            Originally posted by snaw View Post
            I know it wouldn't tread water in a public debate, but to me that's all being part of being a kid - you do dumb tulip and sometimes you get your head busted open ... and I wouldn't have changed it for the world.
            What if one of your little mates had split his head open as a kid and died though? You'd want stuff like this in place for your own children now.

            I get why they're so anal about protecting kids...and I remember that it wasn't like that when we were kids and "didn't do us any harm" etc.

            Getting a happy balance is a tough one.
            The pope is a tard.

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              #7
              Originally posted by snaw View Post
              Was reading this article and gotta say I'm impressed.

              I do think we could take it a step further though, why don't we come up with some kind of isolation cube thing, lock our kids in them in some sort of oxygen jelly compound and feed them sterilised nutrients. They'll be really safe then.

              http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8107858.stm

              Some highlights



              FFS, I lost count of the number of times as a kid I split my head open, scrapped the skin off knees and elbows or burnt myself. HTF do we end up at the point where health and safety dictate all this bollocks to us?

              H&S, PC, fun hating spoilsports.

              It's all a bit mental.
              Was watching BBC News this morning and it was denied that any of those listed are official policy and its down to people misinterpretting the rules. Which I dont believe. Why do we need rules in the first place? What happened to common sense?

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                #8
                Originally posted by snaw View Post
                I know it wouldn't tread water in a public debate, but to me that's all being part of being a kid - you do dumb tulip and sometimes you get your head busted open ... and I wouldn't have changed it for the world.
                What the Ned said!

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by snaw View Post
                  It's all a bit mental.
                  No, it's the parents who are mental and will sue the school if their little pwince / pwrincess comes home with tales of injury or things being "not fair".

                  As a result schools have to be extra-stupid-paranoid about H&S.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
                    Was watching BBC News this morning and it was denied that any of those listed are official policy and its down to people misinterpretting the rules. Which I dont believe.
                    These rules are not created by H&S professionals, but by school authorities who then pass them down.

                    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
                    Why do we need rules in the first place? What happened to common sense?
                    Good one! Oh just in case you were being serious, it's because most people have no common sense, as your naive answer demonstrates admirably.

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