Goatface, exactly my thoughts, thanks for saving me the effort!
We are all aware that H&S issues can sometimes be taken a bit far, indeed hi viz jackets may well be an example. However it does not warrant the level of criticism, directed at ordinary folks going about their business.
When people refer to H&S staff as, 'utterly stupid elf & safety numptys,' in a post with common sense in the title, it seems to me that it is these very people that need the H&S numptys to save them from their own brand of common sense!