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<blockquote data-quote="Goweresque" data-source="post: 7008874" data-attributes="member: 818"><p>I think this is the fundamental issue with H&S in the UK. Its actually not prescriptive enough. It just says 'You must minimise risk'. But doesn't give people any practical instructions as to how to do that. This approach may work fine when dealing with large corporate organisations, they will have formal policies etc for everything, and can afford consultants to draw up and implement them. </p><p></p><p>But for private individuals (which is what many farmers are) thats a licence to take risks. Because everyone's approach to risk is different. What farming needs is a big book given to them by HSE of Dos and Don'ts. Then if you follow the book and an accident happens you're OK. Haven't followed the book, prosecution. Everyone knows where they are. But HSE don't want that approach, because it puts them on the spot - they've got to decide what is allowed and what isn't. They prefer to put that responsibility on the individual, and then declare that whatever they did was wrong when something goes wrong. All power, no responsibility.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Goweresque, post: 7008874, member: 818"] I think this is the fundamental issue with H&S in the UK. Its actually not prescriptive enough. It just says 'You must minimise risk'. But doesn't give people any practical instructions as to how to do that. This approach may work fine when dealing with large corporate organisations, they will have formal policies etc for everything, and can afford consultants to draw up and implement them. But for private individuals (which is what many farmers are) thats a licence to take risks. Because everyone's approach to risk is different. What farming needs is a big book given to them by HSE of Dos and Don'ts. Then if you follow the book and an accident happens you're OK. Haven't followed the book, prosecution. Everyone knows where they are. But HSE don't want that approach, because it puts them on the spot - they've got to decide what is allowed and what isn't. They prefer to put that responsibility on the individual, and then declare that whatever they did was wrong when something goes wrong. All power, no responsibility. [/QUOTE]
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