Here in the UK, people (often in a particular age demographic) often mock "Health and Safety". "Hahaha got a high vis jacket on if you're opening that can of coke? Hahahahaha"

Fuck off with that. It's actually important, and the HSE website has a lot of case studies explaining why.

For example you are absolutely not under any circumstances allowed to bring matches or cigarette lighters onto oil or gas related sites. You'd think that would be pretty reasonable, right? There's even a a smoking shelter with special lighters attached to the wall so people can smoke, well away from the explodey stuff. But no, "OMG 'elf an' safety gone mad innit?"

Does anyone want to know *why* matches and lighters are banned? Anyone care to take a guess as to whether or not there was a specific incident leading up to the ban?

Okay then, here it is: https://www.hse.gov.uk/comah/sragtech/casebpdalment87.htm

Read the fourth paragraph a couple of times until it sinks in properly.

A colleague of mine sometimes has described some people as "A case study waiting to happen".