Patronising, or What?

Sitting as I do in training rooms on a daily basis, I’m used to casting an eye over the various safety posters that litter railway premises. Some are valid and provide useful information. Some are pretty inane, but harmless enough.

Recently, Network Rail started issuing a series of safety information posters under their “365 Safety” logo. Most of these have either been genuinely useful or statements of the obvious, but nonetheless, not particularly worthy of comment. Today, though, I saw one that took my breath away. It exhorted us to eat healthily, to make sure we consume the requisite approved five a day fruit and veggies.

I no longer work for Network Rail, so can cast an eye over this poster and cheerfully ignore its stupidity. If I worked for them still, I’d be insulted and patronised. I’d also wonder at them wasting money on something that is absolutely nothing to do with them.