The exclusion does not amount to a blanket exemption. It applies only in hazardous operational situations in which the wearing of a safety helmet is considered necessary. That means that all other means of protecting the Sikh must be considered and rejected before that legal requirement would kick in. It is based on circumstances specific to the particular Sikh, and only a very hazardous situation would require this to happen.
Deregulation Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Oliver Heald
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 14 May 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Deregulation Bill.
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