“‘elf & safety gone mad” – leading by example and debunking the myths

Check out this website of UNISON members who are also Council Environmental Health Officers that are carrying out a 400 mile Polar challenge next year.

Their goal is “...is to change the public definition of the phrase “health and safety gone mad” so that it is associated with an eccentric endeavour rather than a shorthand term of derision – underpinned by the serious message of ‘real’ health and safety”.

This is all great stuff and I wish them all the Best of British. These are Health & Safety professionals who are putting themselves potentially at risk in a dangerous environment for a good cause. By applying the basic principles of good safety management to their own expedition they are demonstrating what they preach - that you can take controlled risks in life - safely. You just need to properly assess the risks beforehand, consult and take appropriate control measures.