Posted by Ian E-N on October 05, 2005 at 22:46:14 from 86.130.103.250 user IanEN.
In Reply to: Re: Mine exploration (was Re: Church Beck as the River Amazon?) posted by John Nichols on October 05, 2005 at 22:17:13:
But what happens if a 5 year old wanders off and finds the mine entrance.
traditionally it's sorted by Skippy hopping all the way back to the farm and warning the Flying doctor.
More seriously - there are loads of cliffs that a five year old could fall off, loads of rivers they could fall in etc. - a parent shouldn't be allowing a five year old to wander off.
There are very strict regulations ( Health Safety and Welfare at Work 1974 etc ) for working mines and factory facilities, business properties, excavations etc.