Michael Hanlon - In the Interests of Safety : The Absurd Rules That Blight Our Lives and How We Can Change Them download ebook FB2, EPUB, PDF
9780751553512 English 0751553514 An entertaining and fascinating examination of the rules and regulations that dominate everyday lifehow they came about, who they serve, and whether they actually make us safer Does an airline pilot really need to surrender his fountain pen at airport security when he's about to board an aircraft equipped with an axe on the back of the cockpit door? Can a cellphone really cause a major explosion at a gas station? Is there really a good reason why you should be prevented from swimming in a lake more than a foot deep? These rules exist, and they exist in the name of our own protection. But this engrossing dissection of global health, safety, and security regulations digs a little deeper to discover the real reasons behind many of the instructions we obey without questioning their creators' motives. The conclusions range from the startling to the staggering, and in presenting them the authors argue that many safety rules are not as unassailable as we think, and seek to empower us to question the people and organizations who come up with them in the first place., Does an airline pilot really need to surrender his tweezers at airport security when he's about to board an aircraft equipped with an axe on the back of the cockpit door Can a mobile phone really cause a major explosion at a gas station And is there really a good reason why you should be be prevented from swimming in a lake more than a foot deep These rules exist, and they exist in the name of our own protection. But in this engrossing dissection of global health, safety and security regulations, authors Tracey Brown and Michael Hanlon dig a little deeper to discover the real reasons behind many of the instructions we obey without questioning their creators' motives. Their conclusions range from the startling to the staggering, and in presenting them the authors seek to empower readers to question the people and organisations who come up with them in the first place., In the interests of safety we are guided out of danger we never knew we were in. In the interests of safety we are protected from threats we never knew existed. But in whose interests might that be, exactly? In the past 20 years, safety and security measures have infiltrated every part of our lives, and these measures are spreading. They are making our lives more complicated, more expensive and more frustrating with very few of them actually making us any safer. It's time to fight back.
9780751553512 English 0751553514 An entertaining and fascinating examination of the rules and regulations that dominate everyday lifehow they came about, who they serve, and whether they actually make us safer Does an airline pilot really need to surrender his fountain pen at airport security when he's about to board an aircraft equipped with an axe on the back of the cockpit door? Can a cellphone really cause a major explosion at a gas station? Is there really a good reason why you should be prevented from swimming in a lake more than a foot deep? These rules exist, and they exist in the name of our own protection. But this engrossing dissection of global health, safety, and security regulations digs a little deeper to discover the real reasons behind many of the instructions we obey without questioning their creators' motives. The conclusions range from the startling to the staggering, and in presenting them the authors argue that many safety rules are not as unassailable as we think, and seek to empower us to question the people and organizations who come up with them in the first place., Does an airline pilot really need to surrender his tweezers at airport security when he's about to board an aircraft equipped with an axe on the back of the cockpit door Can a mobile phone really cause a major explosion at a gas station And is there really a good reason why you should be be prevented from swimming in a lake more than a foot deep These rules exist, and they exist in the name of our own protection. But in this engrossing dissection of global health, safety and security regulations, authors Tracey Brown and Michael Hanlon dig a little deeper to discover the real reasons behind many of the instructions we obey without questioning their creators' motives. Their conclusions range from the startling to the staggering, and in presenting them the authors seek to empower readers to question the people and organisations who come up with them in the first place., In the interests of safety we are guided out of danger we never knew we were in. In the interests of safety we are protected from threats we never knew existed. But in whose interests might that be, exactly? In the past 20 years, safety and security measures have infiltrated every part of our lives, and these measures are spreading. They are making our lives more complicated, more expensive and more frustrating with very few of them actually making us any safer. It's time to fight back.