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St Peters Gym accident 24-Sep-2016 At 9:19:19 PM Happywanderer

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Quote: [ yeh, but this was a gym, an they already have OHnS procedurz 2 deal with it.] End Quote

And the opposite view might be that in this case - the alleged WHS/OHS procedures clearly didn't function as intended - since the accident did in fact happen.
Note that a gym is in fact a 'workplace' - and so is captured under WHS legislation (OHS...same meaning as WHS).

Mind you - gym staff roaming the floor can't be everywhere and all-seeing...just like teachers roaming the school playgrounds during lunch breaks can't catch everything - this would be an impossible burden.

And speeding cameras don't necessarily stop thse who choose to speed (or run the gauntlet of red light cameras at intersections).

The pragmatist view of life might be that where-ever humans are part of the safety chain - accidents are inevitable. Which might be one of the reasons why 'auto-belays' are increasingly making their appearance (ie remove the human from the equation).

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My questions remain...and we'll see if answers might be forthcoming in due course.