HarrisonFamily Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I childmind and today I took two 2 year olds to the local children centre they are both potty training - for once I left the potty at home as I stupidly thought a children centre would have one.... No apparently they cannot have a potty as they do not have a suitable area to wash it and is therefore a health and safety issue..... Also the toilet is a massive disabled loo with no child seat So rather than emptying it in the loo and wiping out with anti bac spray etc it is more hygienic to let them wee on the floor !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 How ridiculous . At school today, a Council workman was removing a row of dot transfers on a floor to ceiling glass panel of the Deputy Head's office because apparently they were at the wrong height (the Council put them on in the first place). He then replaced them with 2 rows of dots above and below the original ones. The room is in a corridor a few feet wide with no chance of anybody running into the panel. What a waste of time and effort . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I work in compliance and I do know that sometimes things that seem pointless are there for a reason. However I bought some items in John Lewis haberdashery department last week. The girl serving me apologised for asking me to wait as she had to call a colleague over to authorise a transaction, as it was an age-restricted product and she herself was under 18. The item I was buying? A packet of dressmaking pins. The irony is, they were part of a present for a 12-year old! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 How ridiculous . At school today, a Council workman was removing a row of dot transfers on a floor to ceiling glass panel of the Deputy Head's office because apparently they were at the wrong height (the Council put them on in the first place). He then replaced them with 2 rows of dots above and below the original ones. The room is in a corridor a few feet wide with no chance of anybody running into the panel. What a waste of time and effort . if they've been on more than 5 years then they don't need to be changed less than that then yes they were fitted in correctly they have to be 900mm and 1500 mm off the floor and a minimum of 50mm diameter (DDA regulations)I'd hate worked out how many miles of the dam things I've fitted over the years sadly there is a risk of someone walking or running into them I've seen it happen and had to replace a fair few panes of glass in glazed partition screens over the 30+ years I worked as a glazier. we used to change 3 or 4 a month at the Airport in the busy times of the year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 I work in compliance and I do know that sometimes things that seem pointless are there for a reason. However I bought some items in John Lewis haberdashery department last week. The girl serving me apologised for asking me to wait as she had to call a colleague over to authorise a transaction, as it was an age-restricted product and she herself was under 18. The item I was buying? A packet of dressmaking pins. The irony is, they were part of a present for a 12-year old! I had similar last year, when I bought a new shovel! HarrisonFamily, you can get fold up trainer loo seats, which fit over a conventional toilet seat to make it small enough for a toddler to use,but I expect that you know that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 They are less than 5 years old, sjp. There's a big desk right behind the glass and also a set of venetian blinds but apparently because those things could potentially not be there the dots have to be there . I appreciate it's all to do with real "health and safety" but it seems to me that these blanket rules allow for no variation for a particular circumstance. Unless you came out of the ladies toilet, which is opposite the panel, like a greyhound out of a trap, it would be very hard to run into it . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 They are less than 5 years old, sjp. There's a big desk right behind the glass and also a set of venetian blinds but apparently because those things could potentially not be there the dots have to be there . I appreciate it's all to do with real "health and safety" but it seems to me that these blanket rules allow for no variation for a particular circumstance. Unless you came out of the ladies toilet, which is opposite the panel, like a greyhound out of a trap, it would be very hard to run into it . blinds desks etc are classed as temporary fittings and in most cases are only on one side of the glass so there is still a hazard on the other side of the glass. plus we live in a blame culture and there are quite a few people out there that make a very good living out of exploiting lapses and over sights in this area of public safety and I don't mean the lawyers I mean Joe public who know the regs better than most lawyers in fact most of these type of claims never get to lawyers as they get paid as up 'front payments' as it's cheaper in the long run to pay even the boarder line bogus ones than to risk opening the floods gates through the publicity of a courts case plus the people that work these types of claim scams only claim relatively small amounts for each 'accident' but over a year it mounts up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 I now have visions of ladies bolting out of the loo like greyhounds. I thought it was the opposite way round - bolting into the loo like greyhounds and coming out in a more ladylike manner! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 The most ridiculous Health and Safety I heard recently was a friend whose daughter sprained her ankle.She took her to A and E in case it was broken.Daughter was given crutches for a few days.My friend asked 'Do I return them to you ' Oh no we don't take them back.Health and Safety.No wonder the N H S is falling apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Strange that - when YS broke his ankle we had to pay £15 deposit which we got back when we returned them. I had to pad out the bit where you put your hand as u get blisters otherwise. Got our money back - have heard this before though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Prob different trusts have diff rules.The most annoying thing was apart from hobbling out of A and E into the car they weren't used.Her mum is a nurse and tried to explain this,but no joy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
