An old news article has been circulating online once again and I think the local councils should consider this information for taxi and private hire drivers, as per most council licensing conditions taxi and private hire drivers have to wear their badges around their necks on a lanyard. As reported on the BBC in 2019 the NHS has warned their staff not to wear their lanyards around their neck when driving:
NHS staff are being warned not to wear their lanyards when driving or traveling in cars because of the risk of injury if an airbag goes off.
It comes after an NHS worker, who crashed while driving home, suffered a perforated bowel from keys attached to her lanyard.
Another driver suffered a collapsed lung after the lanyard and pass were pushed into their chest.
Staff at Public Health Wales and at least one school have also been warned.
Tim Harrison, chair of the NHS Wales Health and Safety Management Steering Group, said: “Following some traffic accidents across the UK where the wearing of identity lanyards has exacerbated the severity of the injuries sustained, we have taken the step to ensure NHS Wales staff are aware of the hazard.
“This type of accident is unlikely, but we hope by raising awareness of the potential risk, NHS Wales staff who routinely wear these for work will remove their lanyard when traveling in a vehicle.”
This above information was posted on the BBC article regarding lanyards and driving yet taxi and private hire drivers drive around all day with one around their neck, should there be a change in taxi licensing rules and regulations regarding this?
