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Playing it Safe: The Crazy World of Britain's Health and Safety Regulations
Author(s): Alan Pearce (Author)
- Publisher: The Friday Project Limited
- Publication Date: 4 Sept. 2007
- Edition: First Edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 128 pages
- ISBN-10: 1905548850
- ISBN-13: 9781905548859
Book Description
Journalist Alan Pearce collects hilarious (all true, unfortunately) examples of Health and Safety gone mad from UK newspapers and websites that will make you cringe while crying with laughter.
Includes:
* The author who was banned from selling his book in case it caused paper cuts.
* The swings removed from a playground in case children were blinded by the sun while playing on them.
* An international cycle race banned after worries about urinating cyclists.
* The risk assessment needed before a local village hall could sell mince pies.
Includes:
* The author who was banned from selling his book in case it caused paper cuts.
* The swings removed from a playground in case children were blinded by the sun while playing on them.
* An international cycle race banned after worries about urinating cyclists.
* The risk assessment needed before a local village hall could sell mince pies.
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About the Author
London born Alan Pearce has worked as a journalist, broadcaster and author for thirty years. He covered conflicts around and was seriously injured covering the Taliban takeover of Kabul in 1996 while working as the BBC Afghanistan correspondent. He is married and lives in France.
