A Town Council has adopted a policy
that prevents loose flowers and pots being placed on graves because of health
and safety concerns. The policy was introduced to make maintenance easier
following an incident where a member of the workforce was injured on a broken
pot.
This policy has been reviewed this
month by the HSE myth-buster panel. It says that the Council has taken
its decision to ban loose pots for flowers because it makes maintenance of the
cemetery easier to carry out if they are not there – this is not a health and
safety matter but for convenience and ease of operation. The real reason for
their decision should be made clear to all visitors. It would also be helpful
if they could offer a practical solution that would allow visitors to place
some form of floral tribute on the graves – given that there is no real risk
associated with doing so.
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