THE “WORK FREE DRUG PLACE”
To quote Gerald Wilde (Target Risk 3): “They may simply have been blinded by their zeal to do something quick and easy for safety – and thus doing nothing for it.”
Barry Spud
Safety Crusader, Zero Harm Zealot and Compliance Controller at Everything Safety
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What is a Safety Spud?
Lets look at a few more spud head activities in risk and safety:
1. Coming on to site saying there is a safety issue when in fact there’s no such thing, it’s a political issue.
2. ‘Falling apart’ when people make choices that we think are stupid because they won’t do as we ‘tell’ them. Then we put on the angry face and think that overpowering others creates ownership.
3. Putting on the zero harm face, presenting statistics, knowing it has nothing to do with culture, risk or safety.
4. Putting on the superman (hazardman) suit and pretending to be the saviour of everything, this is good spud head cynic stuff.
5. Thinking that everyone else is a spud head except me.
6. Thinking there’s such a thing as ‘common’ sense and using such mythology to blame and label others.
7. Accepting safety policies and processes that dehumanize others.
8. Blaming, ego-seeking, grandstanding and territory protecting behind the mask of safety.
9. Thinking that risk and safety is simple when in fact it is a wicked problem. Denying complexity and putting your spud head in the sand.
10. Continually repeating the nonsense language and discourse of risk aversion that misdirect people about risk, safety, learning and imagination.
What about a zero tolerance for respirable crystalline silica and coal dust?
When the model is dumb down, the outcome is no surprise.
looks like it didn’t go out for consultation with Reps. Wonder how many people proof read it?
How much critical thought goes into anything done in the name of safety? – would the printer even dare question anything done in the name of safety?
This is in the Philippines and seeing english isn’t their first language, yes they got a little mixed up with the wording. May be we need to be kinder when those in a country with little safety are trying to do better. Just saying….
Is there even a hint of kindness, tolerance, empathy or understanding from whomever nailed it to the wall?