"Health and safety gone mad" - truth or tabloid guff?

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I recently went into a large chain store that sells products for pets that people may or may not have in their home, with the intention of taking away a rabbit hutch. I was told that hutches were no longer kept in stock and I would have to order one. The reason I was given was 'health & safety reasons'.

I came away quite bemused and bought one from a local independent instead.

The papers love to tell us that health and safety has gone mad, but is it as bad as they make out? My hutch-buying experience seems to say so, and I can remember a time when PPE at work was task-specific, whereas company policy now dictates full PPE is worn at all times, regardless of the task.

Does anyone else have any Daily Mail worthy personal accounts?

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MercuryRises said:

I do it too, I find it's easier to take the bking for not wearing one that it is to deal with the whiplash from constantly knock your head off things

They recently introduced bump caps where I worked as an alternative to wearing hard hats, much lighter and more comfortable. We only have to wear hard hats when the task dictates it now, so that's a step in the right direction.