'Spurious Health And Safety Bans Must End'

Officials who misuse health and safety rules are needlessly restricting people's personal freedoms and spoiling their enjoyment of life, according to employment minister Chris Grayling. 

His comments came as the Health and Safety Executive published a top 10 of the most bizarre "bans" it has uncovered over the last 12 months - all of which have little bearing on health and safety.

"We have seen an epidemic of excuses wrongly citing health and safety as a reason to prevent people from doing pretty harmless things with only very minor risks attached," said Mr Grayling.

"Health and safety laws exist to provide important safeguards against people being seriously injured or made unwell at work and should not hamper everyday activities."

"These regulations are intended to save lives, not stop them."

 The top 10 silliest bans enforced on grounds of health and safety are:

1. Murray Mount closed at Wimbledon because of rain
2. Butlins ban on dodgem cars from bumping into each other
3. A ban on Royal wedding street parties
4. The removal of a bulky TV from a pensioner's home
5. Carnivals with fancy dress parades
6. Kite flying on a popular tourist beach in east Yorkshire
7. Stopping pupils from going on playground monkey bars
8. Using pins to secure commemorative poppies
9. School football games without a sponge ball
10. Children banned from the sack race on sports day
 

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