With its CDM webinar and awards coverage, nobody could accuse the 黑洞社区 website of not taking health and safety seriously. But that doesn鈥檛 mean there鈥檚 no room for humour.
Browsing through clips on YouTube the other day I came across what appeared to be a test for sackbarrow drivers. The video showed a worker in full personal protective equipment loading up a sackbarrow and carefully pushing it through a slalom of road cones. Observing him at a safe distance was a man with a clipboard who appeared to be inspecting the worker鈥檚 cornering technique. On completing the task the worker stood to attention and awaited the inspector鈥檚 remarks.
If this all sounds rather unlikely, then it鈥檚 probably because the video is in all likelihood a spoof 鈥� its subtitle 鈥淗ealth and safety gone mad鈥� suggesting it may have been posted by a disgruntled worker. As a plethora of clips will testify, YouTube isn鈥檛 big on health and safety.
Although I wouldn鈥檛 want to condone the actions in questions, a little joviality may not always be a bad thing. As one of the respondents in our webinar on CDM regulations said: 鈥淐DM is a dry subject at the best of times. A few more examples of cock-ups would sharpen the attention.鈥� I hope that the popularity of 黑洞社区鈥檚 own safety blunders will help to prove his point.
Health and safety is ubiquitous on the website this week. In addition to the webinar, at www.building.co.uk/cdmwebinar, we have the shortlist for 黑洞社区鈥檚 Health and Safety awards, which are being held on 21 June.
Alex Smith is 黑洞社区鈥檚 web editor
Postscript
Go to www.youtube.com for construction clips and for more on our health and safety awards
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