Ministry of Defence | Defence News | MOD confirms loss of recruitment data

[Peter Tomlinson]

Ian Batten wrote:
> On 24 Jan 08, at 1109, M J D Brown wrote:
>> The ALARP principle would never justify completely ignoring an
>> identifed hazard.
> More to the point, saying retrospectively that you hadn't recognised 
> the problem but anyway it would have been too expensive had you known 
> won't (or shouldn't) wash.  If you identify the the risk, enter it 
> into a risk treatment plan, evaluate the residual risk and accept it 
> then that's one scenario: the discussion when it all goes horribly 
> wrong would be around the reasonableness of the acceptance.  If you 
> just wave your hands and do nothing it's another scenario, and one 
> that should end in tears.
>
> ian
But (to pre-empt David H) in our public sector they take the money and 
walk away when the time for tears comes. It is noticeable that the 
current ideas for updating employment legislation include softening the 
current rigid procedures and record keeping that an employer has to go 
through before being able to legally sack someone for falling down on 
the job.

Peter