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LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Unnecessary health and safety rules 'distracting from real purpose'  Employment minister Chris Grayling has hit out at the use of health of safety as an excuse to ban "harmless activities" in the workplace. He suggested that the laws should only be used in cases likely to need an accident at work solicitor, such as those involving unguarded machinery and exposure to dangerous materials or asbestos. The minister explained that some companies have become obsessed with curtailing rights in order to avoid minor risks and are becoming increasingly bureaucratic and restrictive. Mr Grayling said: "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." Fertiliser Solutions Ltd worker Robert Dearlove recently won compensation from a work related injury, which he sustained when a large bag of ammonium nitrate struck him on the back, causing him to hit his head on the floor. Posted by Alex McLean 
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