Published Date:
04 July 2009
THE quality of grass-cutting has gone downhill in Fife – because workmen are allowed to mow only on flat ground.
Fife Council has imposed a ban on its workers pushing lawnmowers down any slope greater than 15 degrees because of health and safety rules – despite there being no record of anyone ever being injured in the area in a mowing accident.
Residents hit out at the "nanny state" move yesterday and said that a number of patches of uncut grass had left the area looking unsightly.
Steven Falconer, 42, from Glenrothes, said: "No-one wants to see a workman getting hurt, but surely a bit of common sense is all that's required."
The full article contains 119 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
04 July 2009 12:09 AM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
