The big problem is one of attitude and thinking.
Because every thing is made "safe" there is an assumption that no matter what I ever sit my butt in I can not get hurt no matter what I do.
Thus the most important safety device, your brain, gets switched off and you don't bother to do any sort of risk assesment.
The one tha always killed me was a female "safety enforcement officer" instructing the loading dock workers at a casino on safe use of motorised pallet trolleys.
She stood there, hard hat on, long leather gauntlet gloves on, hi-vis vest over the miniskirt ( knee & leg protection ? ) and stockinged legs sitting in 3" open toed high heeled shoes.
She was standing right under the sign stating that only people wearing long sleeved shirts , long legged trousers and steel capped shoes allowed past this point.
The driver standing next to me whipped out his phone & took a photo .
He was going to send it in to the Union magazine that always takes delight in publishing such photos.
She demanded that the phone be confiscated and he be charged as she was ardent he was trying to photograph up her skirt.
So Me being me piped up that the pink & white Collete Dinningham undies she was wearing were nothing fancy and all 12 drivers at the dock could not help but see "up her legs" because she was not wearing the manditory safety wear.
The rest of the drivers then started to hoot & whistle.
We all got banned from making further deliveries to that venue.
