How dare we let man or woman judge for themselves what they feel is an acceptable amount of risk.
Just want to pick this out. People are statistically very bad at judging their own safety, which is why we have rules, regulations, procedures, etc. in dangerous environments.
This is why you assess risk, and then take appropriate measures to mitigate those risks. Sometimes it involves more restrictive rules. Sometimes it involves increased training. It never involves “let people judge for themselves”, because statistically they can’t.
Hence my first reaction in this thread was asking the kinds of questions that should be asked in this case. No overaction. No “nothing to see here”.
(I should know. I’ve worked in one of those “most dangerous” workplaces you see on online listicles.)