Warning: Safeguard Your Christmas Party!

Published on December 12, 2004 By iamheather In Misc

During this holiday season, parties are a part of the tradition. Office parties pose a huge safety risk according to Britain's Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). Here are a few guidelines for a successfully safe office party.

1)"Resist the temptation to photocopy parts of your anatomy," RoSPA and the Trades Union Congress (TUC) said. "If the copier breaks, you'll have Christmas with glass in painful places."

2)"Dancing on desks could do them and you a lot of damage," they said. "Likewise, the boardroom table is meant for weighty documents, not overweight executives."

3)Candles, flaming Christmas puddings and cigarettes should be avoided or closely monitored.

4)Use stepladders, not swivel chairs, to hang tinsel and mistletoe, which should not be hung near sources of heat.

5)"Keep a close eye on those who may drink too much," the organizations advised. "Alcohol makes some people aggressive rather than friendly. The party will be spoiled if it ends in a punch-up or harassment complaint."

I bring you this simple list of precautions my fellow JUs because I care.

Party On!

Comments

Danny Bassette

on Dec 12, 2004

I think the alcohol one should be at the top of the list, in fact if their isn't any alcohol involved the other rules might not be important. Course, what fun is a party without alcohol?

iamheather

on Dec 12, 2004

I think the alcohol one should be at the top of the list, in fact if their isn't any alcohol involved the other rules might not be important.

Yes it probably should be!

ParaTed2k

on Dec 12, 2004

If you choose to take part in any or all of these activities, I think I speak for the entire EMS community when I say....

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!!! ;~D

lol

What you call accidents, we call "job security!"

iamheather

on Dec 12, 2004

What you call accidents, we call "job security!"

ParaTed2k

on Dec 12, 2004

Bless your fuzzy little heart, Heather!!!

iamheather

on Dec 12, 2004

Bless your fuzzy little heart, Heather!!!

Bless your service to us all.

kingbee

on Dec 12, 2004

1)"Resist the temptation to photocopy parts of your anatomy

goes without saying. since flatbed scanners dumped to about $20, it makes no sense to use a photocopier. scanners are much more portable and most decent office chair seats will accomodate one. theres virtually no loss of field depth so no ambigous blurry areas. if that aint enuff, think about zillions of available colors.

snapdragonxx

on Dec 12, 2004

The christmas Party here on Snaps' Stables usually takes the form of a Tack cleaning party using saddle soap, warm water, sponges, a couple of crates of beer, christmas cake, mince pies and other edible supplies (chocolate biscuits go down well with the girls!). The same Christmas party music on a well used CD and CD player is an institution now! Each horse gets 1 bucket of beer and their favorite titbit which ranges from mints to a Roast Beef sandwich with just a smidgen of Mayo!

It's usually a roaring sucess with laughter and singing well past the midnight hour and on some years taken us into morning stables. Nobody drinks too much as we're all aware of the Horse and alcohol "effect". There's no photocopier to break, but the stables computer usually gets its own bit of tinsel to wear!

Christmas Morning is business as usual.. except all the horses go out on excersise "dressed up" with tinsel and sleighbells. All the riders wear Santa Hats over their skull caps with red and white jackets. it's a fun morning with Christmas lunch thrown in at a local hotel. Some families round the stables make a point to stand in their gardens watch the horses Ride Out on Christmas morning.

Everybody gets the opportunity to spend Christmas with their families as I always ask for volunteers to work christmas and new year, but somehow they all seem to say that it's more fun on the yard dressing the horses up and riding out followed by Christmas lunch paid for by me. They all seem to have their family christmas in the evening except for Silke who has no family and so christmas' with me and the horses. I think my New Year Resolutiuon will be to try to get her out more!

iamheather

on Dec 12, 2004

kingbee

since flatbed scanners dumped to about $20, it makes no sense to use a photocopier

too funny and so true.

LW

Imagine a bull in a china shop. Now imagine a 700+ pound drunk staggering around in a small offiice. Knocking things over. Knocking people over. Puking.

I felt guilty laughing at this story as hard as I did. I know it was horrible for you, but for me it was hilarious. Thank you for sharing.

Snapdragonxx...I want to work for you! Your party sounds like so much fun!

snapdragonxx

on Dec 13, 2004

If you want to know about working on my stables..... read my blog. It's all there!!!

iamheather

on Dec 13, 2004

If you want to know about working on my stables..... read my blog. It's all there!!!

knowing about it would be great, but I want to do it

before I leave...and not a drop there

You are a wise one, LW

ParaTed2k

on Dec 13, 2004

If you want to know about working on my stables..... read my blog. It's all there!!!

If you've been working those stables, and it's all still in there, then you'd best get back in there and work them until it's not in there anymore!! ;~D

iamheather

on Dec 13, 2004

If you've been working those stables, and it's all still in there, then you'd best get back in there and work them until it's not in there anymore!!

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