Man Who Averts H&S Incident Sacked on H&S Grounds

[Piscoe]

What gets me is that everyone appears to agree that this is total madness but noone appears to be able to stop it. Even the government appears powerless. How did these idiots manage to get themselves into the position of power where they can dream up such nonsense?

[suehugh]

Sorry to disagree !
I read in the paper that he asked for the electricity to be turned off. He then used a broom handle to dislodge the trolley and test the track. If he had any doubt that the electricity hadnt been turned off, he should not have been on the track.If he had been electrocuted, whom was to blame ?
H&S rules are there to guard from "common sense" which is not enough in most situations.

Because of his good intentions, he should not have been sacked

Hugh