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I'd just like to wish you all a very merry Christmas from a deserted airstation in the SW. Just me, the civvies on the Main Gate and a SAR flight of 4 blokes in the entire base.....Watching tumbleweed roll down Runway 12.
Hope the new year is more exciting than this.
To all Servicemen and women serving abroad over Xmas - Thank you guys - Have a great Chrimbo.
Hope the new year is more exciting than this.
To all Servicemen and women serving abroad over Xmas - Thank you guys - Have a great Chrimbo.
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As a DIOT Flt Cdr I used to drum the flight safety message into the heads of ALL cadets of ALL branches, illustrating that every single person is involved in the chain that needs to be broken to prevent accidents.
A few years on and I met one of my [truely] delightful ex-cadets, who was now OC PSF at a base where I was detached. Over a beer or three one evening he confided that he understood the safety message; however, when he got to bluntie school the opening words by the Wg Cdr were 'you can forget this flying and safety lark - your job is pure administration. Nothing more. Nothing less.'
Great message, eh?
To all our Servicemen and women and their support staffs on duty at home and overseas, I hope you have a very peaceful Christmas and New Year. There are many of us now out in civi street that well appreciate what you are going through and doing for us. That message I pass on on behalf of the 22 staff I work with in my civi company...
A few years on and I met one of my [truely] delightful ex-cadets, who was now OC PSF at a base where I was detached. Over a beer or three one evening he confided that he understood the safety message; however, when he got to bluntie school the opening words by the Wg Cdr were 'you can forget this flying and safety lark - your job is pure administration. Nothing more. Nothing less.'
Great message, eh?
To all our Servicemen and women and their support staffs on duty at home and overseas, I hope you have a very peaceful Christmas and New Year. There are many of us now out in civi street that well appreciate what you are going through and doing for us. That message I pass on on behalf of the 22 staff I work with in my civi company...
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Wyler,
What about the trip-hazard your kettle lead might cause to any dwarves who happen to be walking along the desk?
Or the risk that it might get angry and assault the kettle?
Or that it might morph into a mongoose and attack the H&S Officer?
Clearly, you haven't considered the risks. Have you completed the interminable H&S questionnaire from the "Facilities Co-ordinator"? Do you recall the entertaining and valuable H&S brief when you arrived? I was once told that H&S workers are useful and in no way irritating, patronising, and almost totally irrelevant. So it must be true.
Are there any H&S officers working on Christmas Day? Or will they all be checking, after they brief their families on kitchen-based potential cheese hazards, that the fluid runs clear from their turkeys, that the sprouts are served at a temperature no lower than 75.223 degrees, and that fire hazard signs are placed around the brandy-soaked Christmas pudding?
What about the trip-hazard your kettle lead might cause to any dwarves who happen to be walking along the desk?
Or the risk that it might get angry and assault the kettle?
Or that it might morph into a mongoose and attack the H&S Officer?
Clearly, you haven't considered the risks. Have you completed the interminable H&S questionnaire from the "Facilities Co-ordinator"? Do you recall the entertaining and valuable H&S brief when you arrived? I was once told that H&S workers are useful and in no way irritating, patronising, and almost totally irrelevant. So it must be true.
Are there any H&S officers working on Christmas Day? Or will they all be checking, after they brief their families on kitchen-based potential cheese hazards, that the fluid runs clear from their turkeys, that the sprouts are served at a temperature no lower than 75.223 degrees, and that fire hazard signs are placed around the brandy-soaked Christmas pudding?
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Health and Safety Directive:
Father Christmas (FC) will not be visiting any Service establishments unless the following requirements are met:
1. All Service chimneys are to be fitted with full safety harnesses; additionally the property must have passed a full hazard assessment conducted by approved H&S personnel.
2. Sufficient safety helmets, safety glasses and safety boots are to be provided for FC and any accompanying elves requiring entry to Service property.
3. Mince pies are an acceptable gratuity; however, no alcohol is permitted to be offered to FC due to liability issues associated with operating a sleigh whilst inebriated.
4. All reindeer are to be fitted with anti-collison strobe lighting and the sleigh must carry full lighting as prescribed in the relevant Construction and Use Regulations. A single red strobe light fitted to the lead reindeer is insufficient to meet these regulations.
5. FC and any accompanying elves shall at all times wear yellow safety vests when on Service property. Reindeer are exempt from this requirement.
6. FC and any accompanying elves must attend a full Health and Safety briefing before entering Service property. These briefs are held on Wednesday afternoons of even numbered weeks of alternate Leap Years; registration for attendance must be completed at least 6 months in advance using the approved triplicate application form available from Admin Wing between 1130 and 1145 Mon-Thu and 1100-1105 Fri.
Father Christmas (FC) will not be visiting any Service establishments unless the following requirements are met:
1. All Service chimneys are to be fitted with full safety harnesses; additionally the property must have passed a full hazard assessment conducted by approved H&S personnel.
2. Sufficient safety helmets, safety glasses and safety boots are to be provided for FC and any accompanying elves requiring entry to Service property.
3. Mince pies are an acceptable gratuity; however, no alcohol is permitted to be offered to FC due to liability issues associated with operating a sleigh whilst inebriated.
4. All reindeer are to be fitted with anti-collison strobe lighting and the sleigh must carry full lighting as prescribed in the relevant Construction and Use Regulations. A single red strobe light fitted to the lead reindeer is insufficient to meet these regulations.
5. FC and any accompanying elves shall at all times wear yellow safety vests when on Service property. Reindeer are exempt from this requirement.
6. FC and any accompanying elves must attend a full Health and Safety briefing before entering Service property. These briefs are held on Wednesday afternoons of even numbered weeks of alternate Leap Years; registration for attendance must be completed at least 6 months in advance using the approved triplicate application form available from Admin Wing between 1130 and 1145 Mon-Thu and 1100-1105 Fri.
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Clearly, you haven't considered the risks. Have you completed the interminable H&S questionnaire from the "Facilities Co-ordinator"?
"Are all light and electrical fittings secure and in good order ?"
Apparently they took some finding in the rubble but I am assured the light switches were in pretty good nick when they dug them out. They just weren't fastened to the wall any more.
Regards,
Stuart (irritating etc H&S bod).
