Common sense on snow: now the lawyers get in on the act
A quick follow-up to yesterday’s post about how this year is (fingers crossed) seeing the death of the myth that people shouldn’t clear snow from outside their homes. … Read the full post »
Snow
Here are my posts featuring the white, wintery stuff. Especially issues around health, safety, the law and clearing away snow.
OMG! It’s health and safety gone, er…, sensible
During last winter’s snow I blogged a few times about the legal scare stories about how people shouldn’t sweep away snow from outside their home (you can be sued! the world will end!), how clearing snow is traditional in Britain… … Read the full post »
This is why the Editors’ Code of Practice needs reforming
The Evening Standard ran a piece from Simon Jenkins, which included a bit of myth-recycling about what the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health had said. … Read the full post »
What do we want? Section 63 of the Metropolitan Paving Act 1817 of course
What do we want? Section 63 of the Metropolitan Paving Act 1817 to be restored. When do we want it? Before the next snowfall of course. … Read the full post »
Good PR starts at your own doorstep
The current snow and ice blighting many of our roads also provides an excellent opportunity to many firms to demonstrate… … Read the full post »
Sunday Telegraph and Mail on Sunday accused of printing false comments from health and safety experts
The Sunday Telegraph and Mail on Sunday both ran very similar stories at the weekend:
The professional body that represents health-and-safety experts has warned businesses not to grit public paths. (Mail)
The professional body that represents health and safety experts has issued a warning to businesses not to grit public paths. (Telegraph)
Both then went on about health … Read the full post »
Businesses get off lightly in the snow
There’s now a consistent murmur in the media’s coverage of the snow spell about how people clear snow from outside their homes in other countries, how it might be a good thing for people to do the same here (example) and how it might not quite bring down The End Of The World (Legal Department) … Read the full post »
Where are the “it’s health and safety gone mad”/”we’re living in a nanny state” brigade when you need them?
In their absence, I will step up to the mark and do my best to fill the gap in our media commentary. … Read the full post »
Chances are I’ll ignore you if you’re moaning about how awful the UK is with dealing with snow…
We get serious snow in the UK far less frequently than other countries. So stands to reason they spend more money on being able to deal with snow. … Read the full post »
How to stop people talking to you about snow
Bored yet with people saying how badly the UK is dealing with a little snow? I have the answer. … Read the full post »