The Ranger re-booted
I’m hoping to spend a lot more time out patrolling the countryside this year, and so I have been on the lookout for a new pair of boots. And given
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Health and Safety
Prepare yourselves for the crazy spider story season
It’s that time of year again, when the media warms up for a summer of ‘False Widow’ scare stories. Not for nothing is Steatoda nobilis known as the Daily Mail
Read moreLone walker: trouble?
Another steaming pile of news about ‘health and safety gone mad’. And for once it might even be right. This week in the Daily Mail and the Telegraph a seemingly
Read moreHealth and safety… gone mad?
We’ve heard it all before… health and safety gone mad! Council bureaucrats stifle fun for little Johnny. And all that. It’s a tedious debate for all concerned. Usually the argument
Read moreA martial arts film with a difference. Chainsaws!
And if you thought a day-glo kilt was trivial – just wait until you see this! The Ranger doesn’t recall any instruction in this kind of technique when he was
Read moreProtective equipment for everyone
Idling through the latest equipment catalogue of Swedish industrial clothing firm Blåkläder, The Ranger was delighted to find a hi-viz kilt:
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Killed by a falling tree: what are the chances?
The Ranger worked as a Tree Officer for some months not too long ago, and got quite an insight into the arcane world of TPOs and irate householders. A bit
Read moreHSE: “stormtrooper of health and safety fascism”
Simon Jenkins in the Guardian wades in again with the voice of common sense – this time in an article called “Those who walk under trees are at risk from
Read moreThe Darwin Awards feature Scottish snakes
Oh dear, where’s St Patrick when you need him? Isn’t he done over in Ireland yet? It seems that in 2005 an unfortunate hillwalker called Robert McGuire was bitten by
Read moreCampaign for Real Risk
The Health and Safety Commission launches a campaign – no surprises there. But this one’s a bit different. It’s under the provocative title ‘Get a Life‘ and invites us to
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