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Title: Man Who Averts H&S Incident Sacked on H&S Grounds
Post by: Scunner on May 13, 2011, 00:10:00 AM
You really couldn't make it up.

A New Forest station master who sees a shopping trolley on his track, recognises the health & safety risk of that and jumps down to remove it and prevent a potential derailment, is sacked on Health & Safety grounds. Why? He shouldn't have been on the track :-\

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-13360741
Title: Man Who Averts H&S Incident Sacked on H&S Grounds
Post by: loz on May 13, 2011, 01:02:05 AM
It is utter madness and I hope he wipes the floor with the morons at his Tribunal.

27 years service, obviously nearing retirement, probably some jumped up numpty had the bright idea to save on paying out a pension. should (or when) this man wins his case and bags the cash, I hope that the 'numpty' who thought up this charge gets sacked!
Title: Man Who Averts H&S Incident Sacked on H&S Grounds
Post by: nichola on May 13, 2011, 07:29:48 AM
(http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/4931/unbelievable.jpg)

I don't believe it!
Title: Man Who Averts H&S Incident Sacked on H&S Grounds
Post by: usedbustickets on May 13, 2011, 08:28:18 AM
South West trains is owned by Stagecoach, so we shouldn't be too surprised at this outrageous sacking.  The company has a poor track record (no pun intended) in how it manages its staff across all the transport sectors.:-\ The Souters who own most of the business may be fanatical christians, but they are certainly not enlightened:-\
Title: Man Who Averts H&S Incident Sacked on H&S Grounds
Post by: pookie on May 13, 2011, 08:44:00 AM
Hope this guy goes to tribunal on this one.    I'd like to think that a Tribunal judge would see the injustice.   [:(!]
Title: Man Who Averts H&S Incident Sacked on H&S Grounds
Post by: Scunner on May 13, 2011, 09:15:23 AM
It's a sad country when bravery becomes a sackable offence. I wonder how many of the fire fighters who went into and survived the World Trade Centre fire and collapse should have been dismissed for a "serious breach of safety". No place for heroes here it seems.
Title: Man Who Averts H&S Incident Sacked on H&S Grounds
Post by: ronzeus on May 13, 2011, 17:22:19 PM
What a bunch of morons.Whoever sacked him wants to try living in the real world.
Title: Man Who Averts H&S Incident Sacked on H&S Grounds
Post by: laffa on May 13, 2011, 21:06:03 PM
Total madness, would love to know the outcome.
Title: Man Who Averts H&S Incident Sacked on H&S Grounds
Post by: Karennina on May 14, 2011, 11:30:02 AM
Could not believe it when I heard it on the radio news the other day, the chap averts a potentialy fatal catasrophy and loses his job, just another example of this messed up world we live in nowadays, yes I too Laffa would love to hear what happens.jolly good luck to him at his tribunal :)
Title: Man Who Averts H&S Incident Sacked on H&S Grounds
Post by: mercury on May 16, 2011, 08:42:24 AM
If there had been a derailment and people were hurt or killed what would they have said at the trial. Sorry me lud. I knew about the troley but it was a health and safety issue I didnt want to lose my job??
Title: Man Who Averts H&S Incident Sacked on H&S Grounds
Post by: Piscoe on May 16, 2011, 10:00:47 AM
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?


Title: Man Who Averts H&S Incident Sacked on H&S Grounds
Post by: suehugh on May 17, 2011, 16:31:58 PM
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