Friday, August 05, 2005

EU Law: I Don't Understand

I must really be missing something on this one.

Under the EU's Optical Radiation Directive, employers of staff who work outdoors, including those in Bavaria's beer gardens, must ensure they cover up against the risk of sunburn.

Bavarian bar keepers have been told that the dirndl, generally rather revealing, will have to be replaced as it offers no protection against what the directive calls "natural sources of radiation", meaning sunlight.

[Hattip Ravenwood's Universe]

1 comment:

Granted said...

Hmm... Full body suits for life guards?