Emergency services workers will no longer be subject to health and safety legislation in a move that could save lives.

According to comments from Lord Young of Graffham, who is heading a review of health and safety regulations for David Cameron, rules imposed on police officers, ambulance workers and firefighters are endangering the public and could be abolished.

“There have been three instances of police officers standing by watching children drown and not doing anything because of health and safety concerns,” said Lord Young. “We’ve got children dying because of health and safety. Well, I’m sorry, that is just wrong and we are going to change it.”

Lord Young said emergency services workers should no longer be covered by a law designed to protect people working in totally different situations. “If you are a policeman then you get paid for doing a job which involves risk,” he said.

via 999 crews to lose ‘health and safety’ – Scotsman.com News.