broke new health and safety rules. The RAF veteran, who suffers from shortness of breath, found himself stranded because he could not carry the tin home. He took shelter in a cafe where the owner gave him a lift. Brian who had caught the No9 bus in Cardiff, told how the driver ordered him: “Sorry, you’ve got to get off.” He said: “I thought he was joking. But he parked the bus and called head office. Then he told me carrying the paint was against new health and safety regulations. It’s crazy.” Under the new rules paint is classed as a “hazardous article” and can only be carried on buses if it is in a bag. A spokesman for Cardiff Bus said: “We apologise to Mr Heale for the obvious inconvenience caused. Safety of passengers is our number one priority which is why the company takes regulations very seriously.” The Sun 18/4/06.
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Bus paint passenger sees red
AN elderly heart patient was kicked off a bus in the rain for carrying a tin of paint. Grandad Brian Heale, 73, who bought the antique cream emulsion for a DIY project, was told it
broke new health and safety rules. The RAF veteran, who suffers from shortness of breath, found himself stranded because he could not carry the tin home. He took shelter in a cafe where the owner gave him a lift. Brian who had caught the No9 bus in Cardiff, told how the driver ordered him: “Sorry, you’ve got to get off.” He said: “I thought he was joking. But he parked the bus and called head office. Then he told me carrying the paint was against new health and safety regulations. It’s crazy.” Under the new rules paint is classed as a “hazardous article” and can only be carried on buses if it is in a bag. A spokesman for Cardiff Bus said: “We apologise to Mr Heale for the obvious inconvenience caused. Safety of passengers is our number one priority which is why the company takes regulations very seriously.” The Sun 18/4/06.
broke new health and safety rules. The RAF veteran, who suffers from shortness of breath, found himself stranded because he could not carry the tin home. He took shelter in a cafe where the owner gave him a lift. Brian who had caught the No9 bus in Cardiff, told how the driver ordered him: “Sorry, you’ve got to get off.” He said: “I thought he was joking. But he parked the bus and called head office. Then he told me carrying the paint was against new health and safety regulations. It’s crazy.” Under the new rules paint is classed as a “hazardous article” and can only be carried on buses if it is in a bag. A spokesman for Cardiff Bus said: “We apologise to Mr Heale for the obvious inconvenience caused. Safety of passengers is our number one priority which is why the company takes regulations very seriously.” The Sun 18/4/06.
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