I Despair

[ivor4781]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3374788/How-use-DOOR-amazingly-patronising-guide-civil-servants-avoid-mishaps-entering-leaving-rooms.html

[mushroom25]

despairing possibly, but had the guide not been issued, the next person to be hit in the face by a door would be straight on to hadanaccidentthatwasntyourfault.co.uk claiming that there were no instructions on their use - and they'd probably win thousands. so what would be the greater waste - a few hundred on a leaflet, or many thousands on defending no-win-no-fee court claims?

[ivor4781]

yeh funny that in all my working years ive never had any occurrence of that or heard of any, btw do you work for the civil service

[mushroom25]

no, not the civil service, but an industry where some staff would happily sacrifice a finger (in situations where that was possible) if it meant getting a few thousand quid. and yes it did happen.

[ivor4781]

but that bit of paper would be laughed at by all it intended for "there telling me how to open a door !" and this wouldn't stop anyone claiming "thousands", you have to have a disclaimer for that not to occur

[ummmm]

Being hit by a door can really hurt :-)

[mushroom25]

ivor, they may well laugh at the bit of paper, but the man in the curly wig will laugh at their claim. they were told how to use the door and clearly they ignored it. claim dismissed.

[ummmm]

I fell out of a taxi Christmas day. I've been using car doors all my life and I still haven't mastered it :-D

[DTCwordfan]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/06/23/article-2666399-1F0DDF7200000578-309_634x644.jpg

Surely not.....^

[ummmm]

Not quite. I left the empties at the in-laws :-)

[jno]

so those who are certain civil servants would sue if they were hurt by a door - just how many civil servants have done so?

[Prudie]

Government departments tend to be the leaders in H&S directives. Other large corporations will follow soon after. I don't despair, it's a sign of no win no fee culture and it's a prevention to save costly payouts in the long run. Where I work we are told how to use the stairs - always one hand on the rail and you can't take hot drinks with you.

If an ABer posted they'd been hit by a door at work and what should they do then claim claim would be a frequent answer.

[HansUrbancka]

In Ivor's link it says.....'Perhaps it's those responsible for producing this 'advice' who should be shown how to use the door.'

If I had written the article, the words 'how to use' would have been omitted, so that it read...'Perhaps it's those responsible for producing this 'advice' who should be shown the door.'

Hans.

Hans.