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I'll agree on the shotgun talk but Americans do talk like that sometimes. A few years ago I was in a shell of a new warehouse talking to the Project Engineer and the Project Manager of G.C. A forklift came roaring out of a back room zoomed past us and in 300,000 sq ft ran over the cords going into the only electrical outlet. Sparks flew as the wires were pulled and we all looked at each other in amazement.Safety was a big deal on this site and the day before a man had been killed on an adjacent site, so special meetings had been held. Yet this driver chose to drive at about 9 m.p.h. and drive over the only place with orange cords going into it, in a totally empty well lit warehouse. You can train,talk be nice all you want but the day comes when you have to take action. The man was put on a weeks suspension and was sweeping floors for a month. Yes morale etc is important but it is far more important to have a safe shop where individuals accept responsibility for their safety and are empowered to take action to achieve it.
  • Posted 11 Dec 2010 12:02
  • By andrew_j
  • joined 20 Feb'09 - 54 messages
  • Florida, United States
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