28th March 2011, 09:46 AM
GnomeKing Wrote:Indeed - real safety systems/structures/mentalities, not just bits of paper....
indeed so
Dino is right in this;- 'over zealous' or deliberately disingenuous application of OHS guidelines to stop excavation can coincide remarkably with problematic/complex archaeology that is just beyond the initial budget/deadline (oh, lawks-a-mercy, its too deep/it could be toxic/cant justify the shoring/proper kit etc. - will just have to leave it there... (shhh.... phew,just a well eh?))
and if this is the case - let's see the evidence and campaigne against it
i guess it swings both ways - i think it is critical to move beyond bits of paper and noddy training courses, and foster real attitudes and structures of Accountability and Responsibility, in all aspects of work :OHS, CPD, pay and conditions, hierarchies etc.
totally agree
Modern OHS has improved safety - however i think it may be possible to analyse more cynically as well;
Corporate interests are well served by blurring the boundaries of risk - legislation originally aimed at serious incidents has morphed over time to cover nearly any mundane everyday task....
a)workers are too busy 'being safe' to be 'discontent'...
b)excellent market potential for 'safety' hawksters
c) distinctions between risks become blurred - nothing is really safe - a strangely Existential and Relativistic Post-Modern Philosophy, for such a bureaucratic outfit as the HSE - but the real problems lie at the top end of Corporate fuck-ups and slap-overs ... (BP Oil Spill anybody?)
totally agree
..To echo millions of others - deep sorrow for Japan.
totally agree