Playing by the rules
Subtitle: how our obsession with safety is putting us all at risk
By: Tracey Brown & Michael Hanlon
Contributors: Hanlon, Michael, 1964-2016
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
ISBN-13: 9781492620716
Subjects: Risk management; Safety regulations; Risk assessment; Safety appliances
Work titles: In the interests of safety
Description: 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 fullest.
Notes: Originally published under the title: In the interests of safety. London : Sphere, 2014.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Who could be against safety?; title: Something must be done!; title: Will it really go bang?; title: Safety nets; title: Where's the reality check?; title: Sorry, rules are rules; title: When safety creates danger; title: More safety, please!; title: Unlocking a locked gate; title: Reclaiming safety with evidence; title: Notes; title: Index; title: Acknowledgements.