Safety Reflections










Tuesday, October 25, 2011

The Truth Behind Big Words

Let me throw this idea out at you: Do you still be believe in the big words of CEO's and other big shots in companies that their goal is to make sure that people work safe and have healthy and safe workplaces for the sake of the employees? It took me a while to grow up and to understand that the foremost and only goal is to make sure that there are no recordables or lost time because that makes the company (and the CEO or whomever) a) look bad, b) costs more money, and c) raises a red flag with OSHA (or other regulatory institutions) which then closes the circle, because we are starting again with a).

It is all either about money or appearance. It is never out of ethical or moral reasons, out of the goodness of people's heart (reader's excluded - you know whom I am talking about, right, I am sure you know plenty of those folks in the above paragraph).

So - I guess I am no longer so naive. Too bad really. Because my faith in humanity gave me the passion and enthusiasm for my job. I'm not quite sure anymore how I am going to get that back. If you have an idea, please share it with me...

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