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Health and Safety Isle of Wight Legal matters National Trust 

A fence against common sense

6th September, 20206th September, 2020 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments coastal, isle of wight

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

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The Ranger re-booted

17th January, 20162nd May, 2017 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments boots, clothing, hi-tec, review, walking

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

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Buglife Health and Safety Spiders 

Prepare yourselves for the crazy spider story season

3rd August, 20143rd August, 2014 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments bite, cobblers, daily mail, false widow, poison, scare, steatoda, venom

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

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Health and Safety 

Lone walker: trouble?

11th September, 2008 Matthew Chatfield 5 Comments

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

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Health and Safety 

Health and safety… gone mad?

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.

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Health and Safety 

A martial arts film with a difference. Chainsaws!

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

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Health and Safety 

Protective equipment for everyone

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

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Health and Safety Trees 

Killed by a falling tree: what are the chances?

19th February, 20076th July, 2022 Matthew Chatfield 42 Comments accident, danger, risk, trees

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

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Health and Safety 

HSE: “stormtrooper of health and safety fascism”

19th November, 2006 Matthew Chatfield 2 Comments

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

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Health and Safety Protected species 

The Darwin Awards feature Scottish snakes

15th November, 2006 Matthew Chatfield 0 Comments

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

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