But would OSHA buy it ???

[MACKAY]

Safer in the Kilt


A new (British) safety report confirms what every real Scot knows. Donning the kilt instead of trousers is good for your health. Department of Trade and Industry determined that putting on trousers poses a serious risk of injury because people lose their balance and topple over hurting themselves. The critical and most dangerous part is pulling up the second leg when the first is still at half mast. The yearly home accident report by the DTI estimates there were 4400 trouser victims last year. Another 400 injured themselves putting on their underwear. Kiltmaker Gordon Nicholson of McCalls of Edinburgh seized on the report as evidence of what he has been preaching for years. He said: "If people would only wear traditional costume, all this pain and injury would be prevented. "I have never heard of anyone injuring themselves putting on a kilt. "I've heard of people injuring themselves once they've got it on," he added. "I would think if there were any injuries linked to kilts then they would be from dancing or drinking."

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Please do note that according to the artical you are still at risk if putting on anything under the kilt :-)

Brian

[arrogcow]

Ok, not a traditional kilt, but I have caused myself minor injury putting on my Survival UK when the inside pocket was full and I did it a little too quickly (that pocket is at crotch level).

Adam

[Big Paul]

Ok, not a traditional kilt, but I have caused myself minor injury putting on my Survival UK when the inside pocket was full and I did it a little too quickly (that pocket is at crotch level).

Adam

OUCH!

[tjpillow]

another point.
I've never known anyone who was kilted to have a "zipper accident" at the local pub when they were done sending their whiskey back to the sea.:o