Who knew? We've just had a health and safety warning about the use of stepladders.

Who knew? We've just had a health and safety warning about the use of stepladders. According to the briefing, control must be exercised over who uses them and the appropriate permits must be completed before use. The person authorising use and the person actually clambering up must risk assess the task and complete a form to show that all the safety checks have been made. Over the next few weeks: how not to boil the kettle and pour the contents all over the nearest computer How not to smack the side of the face when lifting the phone receiver Calculators: how repetitive adding can cause RSI and ultimately death Inhaling permanent marker pens and brain damage Photocopying of buttocks causes cancer