James Wong the presenter tweeted in surprise: "Just received an official BBC risk assessment for a Countryfile shoot involving... Morris dancing?"
Mr Wong, who presented How to Grow Your Own Drugs and makes occasional appearances on BBC programmes such as Countryfile, later removed the tweet from his feed and could not be contacted.
However the BBC did not deny that a risk assessment had been carried out and insisted it was normal practice for any outdoor shoot.
Countryfile presenters are routinely involved in "dangerous" activities such as walking in woods, boating on rivers and interviewing farmers.
"It is usual practice throughout the industry for all location filming to be risk assessed," said a spokesman.
The English 'martial art' of morris dancing is not known for its dangers.
Nick Wilson, a bagman Woodside Morris Men in Watford, said it is quite safe - except for elderly gentlemen at risk of a heart attack.
"You could get a nasty flick from a hanky, a wack with a stick or I suppose twist a muscle. But I would not say there is any risk involved."
He said most morris groups have "public liability insurance" in case a member of the public is struck by a flying splinter or something similar.
BBC health and safety tsars have been criticised before for warning that finding extraterrestrial life on a science programme and Christmas trees in the corporation's HQ may break health and safety rules.
Musicians in the BBC's orchestras have been told to chew gum and sit further apart to avoid damaging their hearing in new health and safety guidelines.
The BBC is carrying out a review of rural coverage amid concerns Countryfile does not have anough coverage of farming and the realities of country life.
Alison Hastings, BBC Trustee and chair of the Trust’s Editorial Standards Committee, urged people to get involved.
"More than two thirds of the UK’s landscape is rural, and rural issues affect many areas of all our lives. The BBC exists to serve the whole of the UK and we’ll be looking for evidence that the BBC is reflecting these communities and their issues, and that it is achieving the high standards of impartiality which audiences expect."
'elf 'n" safety strike again...
'elf 'n" safety strike again...
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