10 of the most ridiculous health and safety excuses exposed

Posted on September 10, 2014

We have gathered some hilarious accounts of when health and safety has been wrongly cited by poorly informed people, using ridiculous health and safety excuses in order to enforce their ‘rules’. We find it most amusing when they are totally discredited by the good old HSE!

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• Pork crackling is not allowed to be served in a restaurant for Health and Safety reasons!
• Burger van refuses to cut burger in half
• Pub bans confetti
• Free weights not allowed in gyms
• Candyfloss on a stick is banned
• Egg boxes are banned in craft lessons as they might cause salmonella
• Can’t stock plasters in a first aid box
• Kids can’t play conkers without safety goggles
• Students banned from throwing their mortar boards in the air