Myth Busters Challenge Panel findings - Transport

• Case 415 - Local Authority Ban Flags on Civic Vehicle
• Case 388 - Council bans Refuse collection workers from wearing Christmas hats
• Case 385 - Bus company separates boys and girls on contracted school service to comply with health and safety regulations
• Case 384 - Lollipop lady banned from waving at cars as it breaches health and safety rules
• Case 381- Weighbridge at A23 Handcross, no longer for public use following ‘new health and safety regulations’
• Case 332 - Passenger’s coffee had to be placed on table by train trolley attendant
• Case 331 - Coach driver unable to turn off inside overhead lights
• Case 325 - Hot drinks not to be taken through the gate when boarding aircraft
• Case 323 - Passenger refused entry on bus with their dog
• Case 273 - Train delays caused by conductors not being allowed to walk between stations
• Case 268 - Customer not allowed to drop a parcel off at a courier depot and courier drivers not allowed mobile phones
• Case 264 - Customer access to a delivery office yard stopped
• Case 263 - Blanket use of hazard lights at distribution centres
• Case 226 - Airport shuttle bus sign read "for health and safety reasons the driver can not assist passengers with their luggage"
• Case 213 - During a 2 hour train delay the train manager could not answer passenger questions
• Case 196 - Trees and shrubs cut back at train station due to health and safety
• Case 195 - Take-away coffee on a train had to be put in a paper bag for health and safety reasons
• Case 177 - Bicycles banned from postal delivery office
• Case 172 - Staff shortage on train resulted in buffet car service being stopped due to health and safety
• Case 89 - Driver refused to allow customer on bus with hot drink because of health and safety
• Case 78 - Airline passenger told boiled sweets were no longer provided on the grounds of health and safety
• Case 44 - Pilot told they should wear high-visibility vest when walking to airfield control tower
• Case 27 - Letter to cyclist threatening to remove his chained up bike on health and safety grounds
• Case 23 - Complainant told airport would not provide temporary footwear because of health and safety
• Case 22 - Royal Mail Depot customers told not to use car park for health and safety reasons
• Case 19 - College refused to lend bikes in case they could be prosecuted in the event of an accident
• Case 18 - Local authority refused to put cones in street to reserve parking space on the grounds of health and safety
• Case 12 - Truck driver asked to give keys to another person when unloading or loading for health and safety reasons
• Case 2 - Sub-contractor not paid as completed work does not meet health and safety standards