Health and Safety – The Ventilator

A fence against common sense

It is a sad fact that every now and again on our beautiful Island people die when they fall from

I’m hoping to spend a lot more time out patrolling the countryside this year, and so I have been on

It’s that time of year again, when the media warms up for a summer of ‘False Widow’ scare stories. Not

Another steaming pile of news about ‘health and safety gone mad’. And for once it might even be right. This

18th July, 2008 Matthew Chatfield 2 Comments

We’ve heard it all before… health and safety gone mad! Council bureaucrats stifle fun for little Johnny. And all that.

25th May, 2008 Matthew Chatfield 1 Comment

And if you thought a day-glo kilt was trivial – just wait until you see this! The Ranger doesn’t recall

23rd May, 2008 Matthew Chatfield 4 Comments

Idling through the latest equipment catalogue of Swedish industrial clothing firm Blåkläder, The Ranger was delighted to find a hi-viz

The Ranger worked as a Tree Officer for some months some time ago, and got quite an insight into the

Simon Jenkins in the Guardian wades in again with the voice of common sense – this time in an article

Oh dear, where’s St Patrick when you need him? Isn’t he done over in Ireland yet? It seems that in