Product Description

Journalist Alan Pearce collects hilarious (all true, unfortunately) examples of Health and Safety gone mad from UK newspapers and websites that will make you cringe while crying with laughter.
Includes:
* The author who was banned from selling his book in case it caused paper cuts.
* The swings removed from a playground in case children were blinded by the sun while playing on them.
* An international cycle race banned after worries about urinating cyclists.
* The risk assessment needed before a local village hall could sell mince pies.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #140994 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 128 pages

About the Author
London born Alan Pearce has worked as a journalist, broadcaster and author for thirty years. He covered conflicts around and was seriously injured covering the Taliban takeover of Kabul in 1996 while working as the BBC Afghanistan correspondent. He is married and lives in France.

Customer Reviews

A fantastically funny read
As a Local Government employee (for my sins!) I have witnessed these crazy Health & Safety regulations first hand and this book sums up the madness very succinctly!

To the person who gave the book one star - they obviously do not have much knowledge of modern life if they think these stories are made up or are urban legends. I know for a fact how nuts these Health & Safety departments can be and I have stories of my own I could easily add to the book.

Credit to the author for compiling such an absorbing and very amusing read. As B.Knox said, I too, shall be buying this book for friends and family for Christmas and heartily recommend others do the same!

Excellent - well worth reading
I also bought this book after hearing the author on Radio 4's Today programme and what a treat it was!!! I read it all in one go and it is now doing the rounds in my family and friendship circle.

I just hope the author does another book like this as I would buy it immediately. More please!

A word of warning - do not read in public for fear of spontaneous loud laughter and some very funny looks!

Go out and buy it!
A cracking read! I got this for my birthday from a friend and I am dead pleased I received it. It was an amusing tour de force from beginning to end and has now been snatched up by my colleagues who saw it on my desk. I hope I get to see it again!

I would recommend this to anyone who has a sense of humour and likes a good giggle laughing at the establishment. Double thumbs up!