rhino wrote on Jul 17
th, 2018 at 11:54am:
aquascoot wrote on Jul 17
th, 2018 at 11:27am:
very lucky for these boys that they werent trapped in a cave in oz.
the rescuers would have had to consult with traditional land owners before commencing the operation.
the rescuers would have had to get OH and S specialists in who would have identified numerous slip hazards and cluttered the cave with yellow signs.
the greens would have refused to allow deisel generators to run the pumps
the greens would have declared that an environmental impact study had to be done before the water could be discharged
the boys probably didnt have written permission from their parents for the doctor to tend to their wounds
the rescuers would have spent several weeks getting the police clearances to work with children
You are implying that red tape aimed at safety precautions would prevented such a rescue happening. Can you think of a single circumstance where this has been so?
STATE Emergency Service volunteers fear state government red tape will prevent them from responding to emergencies as a safety scheme begins in October.
The SES Volunteers Association has complained that when they are reclassified as "workers" in the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act, work safety rules will limit the number of hours they can be on rescue duties.
Association chairman Warren Hicks said to protect workers from fatigue-related accidents, SafeWork SA limited the number of hours of continuous work to 12 within a 24-hour period.
"Under the changes with their fatigue management, it doesn't take into account volunteer work, so I can be at my paid job for eight hours and, with another four hours volunteering, I am up to the 12-hour limit for the day."
A SafeWork SA spokeswoman said there were existing fatigue protections for volunteers and the new rules would give them the same protections as paid workers.
Mr Hicks said this would mean if an SES volunteer had done an eight-hour work day, they might not be able to respond to an emergency because it would put them over a 12-hour limit during any 24-hour period.