The HSE has a list of popular health and safety myths which have found their way into common thinking. The HSE has pointed out that the law does not prevent these things, and often they are just excuses for bad customer service:
- Pork crackling not on the menu at a restaurant because it might splash the chef
- Prams banned from a children’s centre for health and safety reasons
- Dangerous daffodils removed from a village green
- A custard pie fight at a local event cancelled because of health and safety
- A fish and chip shop not allowing customers to put salt and vinegar on their fish and chips
- Ban on playing with conkers and yoyos, using skipping ropes and climbing trees
- ‘Selfie sticks’ banned in a nightclub
- Sheep and cow droppings in a field stopping a scout group camping
- School production cancelled because lighting operator had not attended ladder training course
- Loose flowers and pots not allowed on graves
- Office ban on paperclips
How Nelsons Can Help
That said, if you are injured in circumstances which were not your fault (even if that injury does arise out of the use of paper clips or custard pies), do feel free to contact our expert Personal Injury team via our online form or call 0800 024 1976 to discuss whether you might be able to bring a claim for compensation, as the law of negligence entitles you to bring a claim if someone has breached the duty of care owed to you.
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