[SEL] health and safety......gone mad.

[R & M Ingold]

No. I blame it here on OUR govt.
Reg & Marg Ingold.
Newcastle, NSW, Australia.
randmingold at hotkey.net.au
http://www.oldengine.org/members/randmingold

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "peter ogborne" <jopeter at omninet.net.au>
To: <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 3:43 PM
Subject: [SEL] health and safety......gone mad.


> Today I went to my local Smorgon Steel supply to buy a piece of 100 x6 MS 
> flat bar ,an off cut would be OK.To enter the premises it is now required 
> to wear a safety helmet, a fluro coloured vest and a pair of questionable 
> safety glasses.
>
> The points I made to the management were....
> The safety hat , only three were available none of which were the correct 
> size and sat on my head like a bloody pimple on a pumpkin.
> The glasses were old and not sterilised.
> The fluro vest ....apart from making me look like a bloody idiot I could 
> not see as to what purpose it served.
>
> I was told by management in no uncertain manner that unless I clad myself 
> in this ridiculous attire I could not enter.
> Consequently as I wanted the material I obliged.
> To cap it all off ......the item cost me $2 but the bloody paperwork cost 
> the firm $15 ,computer entry's etc etc.
> I must say that the staff member after an interminable time on the 
> keyboard seemed to grab this figure from out of thin air ,I am sure it 
> bore no relevance to what was on the screen
> I lay the blame for this madness solely at the foot of the United States 
> of America.
> Peter Ogborne
> Little Grove ,Albany
> West Australia
> ''Heart of the Rainbow Coast ''
> jopeter at omninet.net.au
>
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