After
the fantastic crowd turnout for the Olympic Road Races, the good people at the
National Trust have introduced their own competition on Petersham Meadows. It’s
called Health & Safety Roulette and is played over four days.
Tractor
crossing the public footpath
Each
day has a different risk level: cutting, turning, baling, and removal. To
improve the excitement safety notices are made as discrete as possible. This is
further enhanced by staging the event during the school holidays when more
families visit the Meadows.
National
Trust Safety Sign
Typical
safety sign when farm machinery is in operation
The
idea behind the event, now that the dangerous cows have been contained behind
an electric fence, is to introduce a new and unexpected danger. Then cross your
fingers and hope.
Mothers
with children enjoying the new National Trust event
In the past free roaming cows grazed all areas of Petersham Meadows. So, this is the first time it has been possible to stage this event in 400 years.
Dangerous
cow behind the eye-catching National Trust electric fence
No
knockout score on day one but points awarded for biodiversity reduction with
the death of rare amphibians.
Frog crushed by tractor
The flippant tone of this post shows just why there is a problem. Cows kill several people each year and people need to be aware of that. http://www.kentnews.co.uk/news/what_animals_kill_the_most_humans_in_the_uk_1_1236485
ReplyDeleteYes, ‘cows’ kill people and public safety is important so it is imperative to assess any risk. Data provided by the Health and Safety Executive for fatal injuries in farming, forestry and horticulture in the last 10 years record just one death of a member of the public involving cows with calves without a dog being present in public access land. The records indicate that the calves were at foot which the Petersham herd are not.
ReplyDeleteThe article you reference uses data from the National Office of Statistics were bulls, heifers, cows, etc. are grouped together under the term ‘cows’. Bulls are very dangerous and cause many deaths each year.
My blog is a satirical comment on the National Trust’s flippant disregard for public safety. This Sunday four tractors operated various equipment on the meadows without adequate warning signs to advise the public of any danger. I spoke with two members of National Trust staff and pointed out that tractors operating on the meadows posed a danger to the public. According to HSE guidelines if a risk is identified any measures taken to eliminate the risk should not introduce any new risks.
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ReplyDeleteBeware of cows who kill several people around us in our daily life..
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