On 21 Nov 2008, at 15:22, Michael Clarke wrote:
> Steve Haywood wrote:
>
>
>> Narrowboating - single-handed or otherwise -
>> isn't 'dangerous' in any way commonly understood by the use of
>> that word. If
>> it was most of us wouldn't be doing it.
>
> In two short sentences you have hit the nail on the head, well done.
A couple of years back, researching a letter to WW about the BSS and
wearing life jackets, I checked the RoSPA site for figures about
drowning fatalities in the UK. In 2006, more people drowned in their
baths than in inland waterways.
I reckon domestic risk should be the comparator for all these H&S
risk assessments - if an activity is not more risky than the domestic
equivalent, it shouldn't require additional safety procedures.
All the best
Bruce
There are no strangers on the cut, only boaters we've yet to meet.
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