{"id":1318,"date":"2011-01-10T23:16:18","date_gmt":"2011-01-10T23:16:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.nawbus.co.uk\/?p=1318"},"modified":"2011-01-11T10:32:51","modified_gmt":"2011-01-11T10:32:51","slug":"elf-n-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.nawbus.co.uk\/?p=1318","title":{"rendered":"‘Elf ‘n’ Safety"},"content":{"rendered":"

Back in September I wrote<\/a> about the health and safety culture that is creeping into Scouting (well all aspects of everyday life really) and how it is being taken to the extremes. The main problem being the \u2018where there\u2019s blame there\u2019s a claim\u2019 type culture.<\/p>\n

After watching the film of the Chief Scout\u2019s visit to Kibblestone in 1963<\/a>, I did have a little go at the campsite for removing some of the \u2018dangerous\u2019\u00a0 activities on the site (rope swings and the swimming pool). I\u2019d then sent an email to a couple of people in the District to let them know about this interesting film and I did have a little moan about the fact the campsite is getting too safety conscious for its own good and somewhat boring. In fact, I can\u2019t remember when our Scouts last camped there \u2013 and this is \u2018our\u2019 site!<\/p>\n

One of the people I emailed, replied to me –<\/p>\n

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I know – but whereas in the past had there been an accident on a rope swing, I suspect nobody would say anything, now somebody would say “But your Health and Safety check reported it as a potential hazard and you did nothing, therefore all insurance is invalid and Kibblestone will face financial ruin and be closed down”. A very sad statement about the World we live in but they had to react to that one and not some ideal!!<\/p>\n

I was there when the discussion took place – heard all the arguments but in the end the rope swings had to go!!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Thanks no win no fee lawyers.<\/p>\n

The other thing that came to my attention was the case of a man who sued the Scout Association as he sustained an injury to his shoulder in 2001 while playing a game in the dark. To be fair the report<\/a> says that –<\/p>\n

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An MRI scan in 2007 disclosed a “permanent impaction injury”, which meant he would always suffer pain when the shoulder was under stress.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

However, he can still happily play rugby!<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t a particularly dangerous game or badly run as the Scout Association didn\u2019t leave the Group in question to fend for themselves!<\/p>\n

So thanks again no win no fee lawyers.<\/p>\n

As I said before, I am very much in favour of being safe, but not to the point that there is no adventure. It\u2019s right to be safe and prepared, but in the end, it\u2019s gone too far.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Back in September I wrote about the health and safety culture that is creeping into Scouting (well all aspects of everyday life really) and how it is being taken to the extremes. The main problem being the \u2018where there\u2019s blame there\u2019s a claim\u2019 type culture. After watching the film of the Chief Scout\u2019s visit to … <\/p>\n

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