We don’t see quite so many public information films as we used to anymore. But many of the dangers that were commonly highlighted by them are just as prevalent now as they were when many of the films were routinely broadcast on cinema and TV screens to raise awareness of things such as road and household safety.
But awareness is one thing; getting people to take it seriously can be another entirely.
Take the issue of health and safety for electrical contractors. According to the website of the HSE, electrical workers suffer approximately 1,000 accidents and 25 deaths every year. This is a figure that is swelled by a number of accidents that could have been avoided with more stringent observation of safety practices and legislation.
What is even more worrying than the figure itself is the seeming acceptance of this risk by some workers as ‘part of the job’, as though it is inevitable at some point. In the ‘frequently asked questions’ section of the HSE website, one question reads: ‘Everyone gets a ‘belt’ from electricity every now and then, don’t they?’
At first sight, this attitude seems a strange one, especially when there are regulations and guides in place that, if followed correctly, should help to dramatically reduce the risk of such ‘belts’ occurring every now and then.
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