Myth Busters Challenge Panel findings

Below are the cases that the panel have considered and their findings.

December 2015

• Case 387 - Gym manager queried customer’s complaint on gym users topping up personal water bottles from cooler
• Case 386 - Supermarket café told customers they are unable to heat up mince pies for health and safety reasons
• Case 385 - Bus company separates boys and girls on contracted school service to comply with health and safety regulations

November 2015

• Case 384 - Lollipop lady banned from waving at cars as it breaches health and safety rules
• Case 383 - Odd job person in managed block of flats not allowed to change light bulbs
• Case 382 - Disabled children banned from playing with toilet roll centres due to health and safety
• Case 381- Weighbridge at A23 Handcross, no longer for public use following ‘new health and safety regulations’

October 2015

• Case 380 - Child refused entry to swimming pool for wearing incorrect swimwear
• Case 379 - Dog not allowed in hire car for ‘health and safety’ reasons
• Case 378 - A pub would not use all the candles supplied on a birthday cake for ‘health and safety’ reasons

September 2015

• Case 377 - HR Manager for an office based company refuses to buy weights for a gym
• Case 376 - Customer asked to leave DIY store after refusal to remove toddler from store trolley
• Case 375 - Small children must be able to walk to participate in river boat ride for health and safety reasons

August 2015

• Case 374 - TV company cites health and safety as reason for different camera angles
• Case 373 - Buses cannot stop at certain bus stops because of health and safety
• Case 372 - Non-travellers banned from platform at railway station
• Case 371 - Golf club won’t put Committee meeting minutes on to a notice board due to health and safety

July 2015

• Case 370 - Child booster seat unavailable at cinema
• Case 369 - Job Advert stated that Bus Drivers weight must be below 18 stone

June 2015

• Case 368 - A charity shop refused donation of baby bath due to health and safety

May 2015

• Case 367 - A lady fainted in a shop and the staff could not give her a glass of water because of health and safety
• Case 366 - A local pub can’t replace fried egg with scrambled as they can’t use a microwave due to health and safety
• Case 365 -Students banned from attending school on their last day
• Case 364 - Council no longer collecting verge litter
• Case 363 - Unable to open office windows
• Case 362 - Another store’s trolley not allowed in clothes store
• Case 361 - Pub would not allow customer to open their champagne bottle
• Case 360 - DIY Store unable to give customer product advice
• Case 359 - Current users of a gym need to undertake a fee paying induction programme
• Case 358 - Clothes store staff not allowed scissors at the counter
• Case 357 - Some consultants & letting agents misinterpreting landlords responsibilities regarding legionella risks to their tenants

April 2015

March 2015

• Case 356 - No trolleys allowed in card shop
• Case 355 - All tools on building sites need to be a maximum of 110V
• Case 354 - Nappies not to be disposed of in sanitary bins
• Case 353 - Parent not allowed to accompany son on a school trip
• Case 352 - Takeaway will not allow customers to use their own carrier bags
• Case 351 - Council would not supply gardeners with sun screen in case they were allergic

February 2015

• Case 350 - Nightclub bans selfie sticks
• Case 349 - Builders use disabled car parking spaces during hospital construction work
• Case 348 - Children not allowed to have balloons
• Case 347 - Hotel chain could not provide a lower mattress for a disabled customer
• Case 346 - Café refused to serve customer in outside dining area
• Case 345 - Council erect barrier on sloping grass bank to prevent falls onto concrete path below
• Case 344 - Village hall clock causes high ding-dong

January 2015

• Case 343 - Disposal of dead batteries in a supermarket recycling container
• Case 342 - Smoking not allowed for outdoor Christmas lights switch on

Other cases

• Cases 1 - 101
• Cases 102 - 242
• Cases 243 - 341
• Case 388 to date