>> Of course, to do a proper H&S assessment you have to be able to exactly
>> forecast the wind direction, the weather and the wind speed...
>>
No You Don't
A proper H&S assessment will show that you cannot forecast wind strength or direction and will also show what actions you are going to take if certain conditions apply, e.g. wind towards motorway means stop display. It might also say "display visible from motorway causes distraction to drivers so hold display somewhere else" - or alternately and opening some risk of proceeding "drivers should pay attention to the road so ignore risk".
It is an approach for assessing risks and setting out what you will do if those risks occur. Done beforehand in the cold light of day it means that you don't stand around for half an hour thinking what do we do now, you just do what the assessment says you should do.
edit : Seems that the display organisers did just what they should have done and asked the experts who said no problem forseen.
Last edited by: IJWS14 on Wed 11 Dec 13 at 08:39
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