Dangerous professions

[TDTH1975]

Britain's ten most dangerous professions

1. Window Cleaner - WHAT ????????
2. Soldier
3. Fireman
4. Offshore fisherman
5. Pilot
6. Police officer
7. Roofer
8. Scaffolder
9. Tree surgeon
10. Circus performer

[Dibble]

6 and 10 possibly interchangeable...

[Potts]

I'd heard the deck of an aircraft carrier is the most dangerous workplace in the world. Why does Navy sailor not make the list? Entirely apochyrphal perhaps...?

[Pigeon]

I hope no. 5 means a military pilot, otherwise it doesn't sound good for civilian air travel...

[D_Mike]

What about chemists? today I was handling stuff that if I contaminated myself with 15mg would make all my hair fall out

[Dibble]

D_Mike said:

today I was handling stuff that if I contaminated myself with 15mg would make all my hair fall out

What were you doing in the canteen at the nick?

[V8 Archie]

D_Mike said:

What about chemists? today I was handling stuff that if I contaminated myself with 15mg would make all my hair fall out

On eof the safest jobs according to the [url]www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=23&t=131495|other thread[/url].

[D_Mike]

I meant chemists (ie chemists who do chemistry) rather than pharmascists. I suppose if you do your job properly as a chemist it is totally safe, wheres this is not the case with some of the other professions.

[gone]

Dibble said:

D_Mike said: today I was handling stuff that if I contaminated myself with 15mg would make all my hair fall out What were you doing in the canteen at the nick?

[pies]

where's fishing ?

[silverback mike]

I used to be part of a team of 3 that looked after a reactor on a nuclear submarine....

HOMER....

[ws6]

Kamikaze pilot ?

[silverback mike]

ws6 said:

Kamikaze pilot ?

think that wins it. Job description?

[ws6]

OOPS, just noticed, it will be disqualified

Post was headed "Britain's ten most dangerous professions"

So I retract Kamikaze pilot, in favour of inner city teacher - that must be high on the list

[nick_f]

Hmmm, I score 1, 2, 8 and 9 for various previous lives.

I knew there was something missing from this desk job...

[WildCat]

D_Mike said:

I meant chemists (ie chemists who do chemistry) rather than pharmascists. I suppose if you do your job properly as a chemist it is totally safe, wheres this is not the case with some of the other professions.

Biochemists..... Liebchen...researching ways of dealing with lurgies and stuff .... but there are less of us than window cleaners, soldiers, ... etc. As for the trawlermen and factory ship workers .... not many of those - surprised that off shore oil riggers are not mentioned here either.... but then about as many of those as toppest biochemists ....



My lab is a very dangerous place to be ...... especially when things spontaneously combust ......

Und if you are anywhere near a baby delivery room when I am there - I would say that being an obstetrician and a Papa-to-be are not at all good for their health

[ws6]

TDTH1975 said:

Britain's ten most dangerous professions 1. Window Cleaner - WHAT ????????

Probably because of Husbands coming home too early

[voyds9]

Dibble said:

6 and 10 possibly interchangeable...

Interchangeable? I thought it was the same job





How is dangerous defined? I thought doctors have the highest rate of suicide for any profession, I thought this would make that a dangerous job

[mel]

silverback mike said:

I used to be part of a team of 3 that looked after a reactor on a nuclear submarine.... HOMER....

Poofs job

I used to come and change your stub cables and all you buggers did was sling a rope under the hull if the reactor was still flashed to stop us swimming under it and breeding mutant children

[silverback mike]

Tell me about it.
When a junior matelot, being a diver I was doing a routine job (well attempting to) on the casing.

Just after jumping some smartarse shouted the reactor was still flashed up and what was I doing.
If I could have walked on water I would have. Saying that I was out so quick I didnt have time to get wet.

Bastards.