This one is just for fun... but it was so odd that I couldn't pass it up.
Safety is very important, but in some circumstances total safety--the absolute elimination of all risk-- gets taken too far. This past week this issue became news as a result of the participation of a team from the U.K. Institution of Occupational Safety and Health in the 2007 World Conker Championships. The champions were held on Ashton village green, near Oundle in Northamptonshire in the United Kingdom.
By the way, an Englishman beat a Frenchman this year to take the World Conker Championship.
Conkers is a game that involves swinging chestnuts on strings in an attempt to smash your opponent's chestnut. You can read about this year's championships, and the implications for industrial safety, in an article in The Times (U.K.).
If after reading The Times article you'd like to learn more about Conkers, the official Conkers World Championship web site is at: Aston Conker Club.
Safety is very important, but in some circumstances total safety--the absolute elimination of all risk-- gets taken too far. This past week this issue became news as a result of the participation of a team from the U.K. Institution of Occupational Safety and Health in the 2007 World Conker Championships. The champions were held on Ashton village green, near Oundle in Northamptonshire in the United Kingdom.
By the way, an Englishman beat a Frenchman this year to take the World Conker Championship.
Conkers is a game that involves swinging chestnuts on strings in an attempt to smash your opponent's chestnut. You can read about this year's championships, and the implications for industrial safety, in an article in The Times (U.K.).
If after reading The Times article you'd like to learn more about Conkers, the official Conkers World Championship web site is at: Aston Conker Club.
Labels: safety humor
1 Comments:
At 6:30 AM,
Anonymous said…
Let's get a team together and enter this competition. Of course, we'll use full PPE: eye protection, gloves, steel toed boots (in case someone should drop a conker on their foot). And what if a thread breaks and a conker flies free? I suggest a full face shield and chest protector might be appropriate.
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