[Sticks]

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From the BBC

Lifeguards have been praised as heroes for saving 40 children and adults after a sandbank collapsed into the sea.

Coastguards said some of the group would have died if lifeguards at Tenby, Pembrokeshire, had not reacted so soon.

One guard was already heading out to warn the 36 children and four adults when they were plunged into the water.

However according to new rules, reported here

Coastguards have been ordered to fill in a health and safety questionnaire before they can respond to calls for help.

All 400 of Britain's rescue units have been told that before they travel to an accident scene they must complete a 'vehicle pre-journey risk assessment'.

Under the rules, they should have immediately returned to their base and got hold of the appropriate Health and Safety Risk Assessment form and filled it in to see if the risk was acceptable.

Those are the rules

I expect all three of these rescuers to be thoroughly disciplined for this wanton failure to fill in the proper paperwork.

Remember Health and Safety, you can not skimp on the health and safety paperwork

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[Tom]

You just know by instinct whether you can do something or not

[Lauren]

Originally posted by Sticks

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I nearly didn't see this.