Playing it Safe

The Crazy World of Britain's Health and Safety Regulations

Alan Pearce (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

204 Seiten

2008
Gibson Square Books Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-906142-29-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Imagine a world where your wellington boots come with a 24-page instruction manual, or council carers who are prohibited from making tea for OAPs in case they scald themselves on the job. The author, former BBC war correspondent, compiles some of the most outrageous and hilarious examples of Health and Safety gone mad.

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Imagine a world where your wellington boots come with a 24-page instruction manual, or council carers who are prohibited from making tea for OAPs in case they scald themselves on the job. Welcome to Britain in the 21st century, where the Jobsworth now lords it large, issuing edicts of mind-boggling stupidity that ruin the quality of people's lives all in the name of Health and Safety. Former BBC war correspondent Alan Pearce has compiled the most outrageous and hilarious (and unfortunately all true) examples of Health and Safety gone mad. They will make you cringe whilst crying with laughter. You couldn't make it up!

Autor

London born Alan Pearce has worked as a journalist, broadcaster and author for thirty years. He covered conflicts around and was seriously injured covering the Taliban takeover of Kabul in 1996 while working as the BBC Afghanistan correspondent. He is married and lives in France.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.12.2008
• Zusatzinfo: Cartoons
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 125 x 186 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Comic / Humor / Manga ► Humor / Satire
• ISBN-10: 1-906142-29-7 / 1906142297
• ISBN-13: 978-1-906142-29-2 / 9781906142292
• Zustand: Neuware