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gillybob Wed 13-Jun-18 13:39:33

www.thesun.co.uk/news/6514743/builders-wear-skirts-on-development-site/

Had to laugh at the line "Adam spent £10 on a leopard skin dress at a local supermarket"

Is it 'elf n' safety gone mad again ?

VIOLETTE Thu 14-Jun-18 16:48:37

Ha ha ! love it ! wonder how many non-PC wolf whistles they got ???? grin

MaryXYX Thu 14-Jun-18 18:04:42

If long trousers are required for safety reasons, then skirts would not be allowed. The women who were wearing skirts were in office type jobs.

Apart from that, who complains at a woman wearing trousers these days? (I used to belong to a church that didn't allow it.) So why shouldn't a man wear a skirt?

hereshoping Fri 15-Jun-18 07:40:55

Health and safety seems to be very selective.
Gale force winds yesterday and on the building site behind us , work as usual. Lowering roof trusses onto roof by crane, laying roofing felt and laying roof tiles , was expecting to see a work man flying by. Pile of huge insulation blocks gradually shifting eastward, was expecting them to end up in my neighbours garden.
So how can wearing shorts be more unsafe than that?

Bobdoesit Fri 15-Jun-18 15:17:54

That made me laugh, thank you!

lovebeigecardigans1955 Fri 15-Jun-18 17:13:20

I hope that they are cool, safe and comfortable but it has to said that they look ridiculous.