aston

i was wondering,as i am a bricklayer are you allowed to where your shorts whilst working,i mean not in long trousers,as they are starting to ban shorts and t shirts on site here in the u.k now.

Marcus,hot and sweaty..

shiels

Is that another British politically correct ruling!!! :scared:

steve`o

no common sense

bricks mortar and bare flesh dont mix

Vash the Stampede

Yes, of course you're allowed to wear shorts!

UK banning shorts and T-shirts, eh? Sounds like government regulation gone mad... and oh-so-terribly predictable.

aston

i think the big building firms are worried about skin cancer and being sued.
crazy eh?you would of thought that any where in the world you would have to cover up it would be in oz.

Vash the Stampede

True, but I think you'll find that sunscreen and hats will see you right. Long sleeves and trousers simply aren't practical for a day's bricklaying.

brisnick

Actually, there was something in the paper about them banning shorts in Queensland. I think it was the guys who work on traffic control, but it could be other areas. Skin cancer was the issue, a workplace health and safety initiative.

jad n rich

Correct its being introduced. Some large gov employers have already introduced it, energex is one, top to toe thick, dark, material, basically only the hands and face are exposed, the face tho under a sun safety hat and sunglasses. Safety first heat or not.

Pollyana

There are even pubs in Qld that have banned shorts......did someone say "Nanny State"?

Vash the Stampede

No, I think they said "dress standards." World of difference.

BTW, there's a pub in Walsall which bans anyone wearing a cap, trainers, or "sportswear." Very common over here - and for the same sort of reason that certain forms of workwear are banned in certain Australian pubs.

steve`o

thats not workware vash
its chavware

Vash the Stampede

Yes, I know it is. I didn't say it was workwear.

I said that sportswear is banned in certain UK pubs for the same reason that certain forms of workwear are banned in Aussie pubs.

The reason being, of course, that both forms of clothing are associated (whether rightly or wrongly) with trouble.

Great pic, BTW! :scared: