Health and Safety

[Khamelion]

I think we all know that this country goes H&S mad from time to time, well our course has jumped on the band wagon. I was at the AGM on Thursday gone and after all the new appointments, men's captain, ladies captain, competition, sorry club competition secretary, they got to any other business, where health and safety reared its ugly head.

Someone had mentioned the amount of times someone hits wayward shot and doesn't shout fore and cited the pros on the TV as a prime example, also the number of times a fellow player gets hit or is victim to a very close call.

So he proposed and somehow got a seconder that all golfers at our course need to wear a high vis vest, this has not gone down well with the members. The club did assure us that they would buy the vests and that they would be available from the spike bar prior to the start of a round.

I don't mind so much as I quite like fluorescent colours, but one senior who only ever wears black wasn't happy, much to the amusement of all at the AGM.

 

[ADB]

Nice try

 

[ArnoldArmChewer]

I think we all know that this country goes H&S mad from time to time, well our course has jumped on the band wagon. I was at the AGM on Thursday gone and after all the new appointments, men's captain, ladies captain, competition, sorry club competition secretary, they got to any other business, where health and safety reared its ugly head.

Someone had mentioned the amount of times someone hits wayward shot and doesn't shout fore and cited the pros on the TV as a prime example, also the number of times a fellow player gets hit or is victim to a very close call.

So he proposed and somehow got a seconder that all golfers at our course need to wear a high vis vest, this has not gone down well with the members. The club did assure us that they would buy the vests and that they would be available from the spike bar prior to the start of a round.

I don't mind so much as I quite like fluorescent colours, but one senior who only ever wears black wasn't happy, much to the amusement of all at the AGM.

We have gone one step further, from today you must wear steel toe capped footwear, eye goggles a hard hat, gloves and ear defenders.

Your trolley has to be pat tested annually and lone players have been banned.

 

[jp5]

Rickie's one step ahead of you:

 

[garyinderry]

:rofl:

 

[pbrown7582]

Nice try

:rofl:

 

[dufferman]

:thup:

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

The North Downs Way runs down the side of our 17th. H&S sign at the tee notifies golfers to be aware of the public on the pubic footpath. Pity you can't see the footpath for the trees. Ah well.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

On a serious note.
Any clubs insist their greenstaff were hard/safefty hats when using ride on machinery.

 

[HawkeyeMS]

What was the date again?

 

[bozza]

Isn't there a course somewhere where you have to wear a red polo shirt as the course is on some sort of public park, it's so they can easily identify golfer's from the general public.

 

[Wayman]

Isn't there a course somewhere where you have to wear a red polo shirt as the course is on some sort of public park, it's so they can easily identify golfer's from the general public.

Blackwell grange????

Jokes

Madness if that true

 

[HawkeyeMS]

Isn't there a course somewhere where you have to wear a red polo shirt as the course is on some sort of public park, it's so they can easily identify golfer's from the general public.

Wimbledon Common I believe

 

[HickoryShaft]

Do you not think that the hi-viz vest is a good look for golf then?

Just think if it gets hot you can just play in the vest like you see on a summers day roadwork gang.

(enjoyed the try though):lol:

 

[GB72]

I assume that it has to be a tailored and collared hi viz jacket with the length not below the waist.

 

[mcbroon]

I assume that it has to be a tailored and collared hi viz jacket with the length not below the waist.

And presumably they have to be tucked in.

 

[Stuey01]

Wimbledon Common I believe

Correct. The red shirt one is a real thing and not an april fool. Pretty sure there is somewhere else too but the name escapes me.

 

[fundy]

The shirt my playing partner wore at the weekend bore far too much of a similarity to a high vis jacket, albeit his shirt was a touch brighter!!! Not ideal for the eyes on an early start when youve had a late night

 

[EdHendo]

Hahahaha