Playing by the rules : how our obsession with safety is putting us all at risk

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Tracey, Author.

Contributor:

Hanlon, Michael, Contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Risk management.

Risk assessment.

Safety regulations.

Safety appliances.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] Sourcebooks Inc 2016

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Can a cell phone cause a major explosion at a gas station? What would happen if the 3 oz rule at airports was abolished? And are all the child protection measures really making children safer? These rules exist in the name of our own protection, but has anyone ever stopped to consider exactly how and why? In Playing by the Rules, authors Tracey Brown and Michael Hanlon dig deeper to discover the real reasons behind many of the global safety rules and security regulations we obey without question, and their conclusions range from the surprisingly pointless to shockingly dangerous. Does it make sense to surrender your nail clippers to board a plane equipped with an axe on the back of the cockpit door? And is there really a good reason to prevent an adult from swimming in a lake more than a foot deep? This engrossing study will inspire readers to question the people and organizations who come up with life's little guidelines - and empower you to live life to the full.

Contents:

Introduction

Who could be against safety?

Something must be done!

Will it really go bang? (the science bit)

Safety nets

Where's the reality check?

Sorry, rules are rules

When safety creates danger

More safety please!

Unlocking a locked gate

Reclaiming safety with evidence

Notes

Index

Acknowledgements.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781492620723

1492620726

9781492620730

1492620734

OCLC:

941068745