Stupid workplace safety rules

[thepumpguysc]

Speaking of adverse reactions>> Have you noticed NOW on every TV drug commercial they state>>
"DONT TAKE this medication, IF your allergic to it".. HUH??
I would LOVE to know the "thinking" behind THAT statement..
1st of all, how would you know IF your allergic to it, without taking it 1st??
2nd>> WHY WOULD YOU TAKE IT if you KNEW you were allergic to it??
There has GOT TO BE a good story behind it..?? Lol

 

[dmccarty]

So much red tape in the US is because of lawsuits or fear of lawsuits.

When we were in Ireland we stopped at a very small port that had a mix of private boats as well as some pretty large trawlers. There was a boat ramp into the water where kids were wading and swimming, not sure that was a good idea for a variety of reasons but there they were. I would guess that a setup like this in Ireland would have signs up telling people not to swim. A few hundred yards away was one of the most beautify and pristine beaches we have ever seen which made me wonder why kids were playing on the boats ramp. There were very few people on the beach, and those that where there, where walking.

Any who, we were walking around the wharf near where the boat we were crewing was docked. There were some pretty large fishing boats docked on this wharf, maybe 70-80 feet long, and there was fishing gear all over the place. The wharf was really a big road that ended in a large area where the fishing boats were tied up along with a building supporting the fishing fleet. You can't have guard rails where the boats tie up for obvious reasons but as the road came into the wharf, one had to make a right turn to get to the fishing boats. However, if one kept driving, one would get to the end of the wharf and there was no guard rail, so you could drive right into the water. :shocked:

But they had a sign:

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:laughing::laughing::laughing:

Can you imagine such a situation in the US? The lawyers would have a field day.

Later,
Dan

 

[rustyshakelford]

Speaking to our HR manager (who gets quite frustrated with all the PC) about a managerial role that is coming up, he told me that I wouldn't qualify due to lack of education, eyebrows raised a little I asked what he meant, to apply you have to meet the criteria set out which is a High School graduation (we call it HSC) followed by a relevant tertiary qualification.
I never did the HSC as I went to trade school before the exam year as did a lot of people my age so that puts me out of the running, the fact that I hold a BA, MA and Phd is negated by the lack of a the first, it is a ridiculous situation and happily I am not looking for work but I feel for a suitably qualified person who would fit in well but cannot apply.

I hope you insist the hr guy calls you dr. Your last name

Brett

 

[rustyshakelford]

We were at Best Buy the day after Christmas. Generally I tend to mind my own business but I saw something so idiotic I had to educate an employee. At this particular store they have overhead storage. To access it they have mobile stair cases. Will this genius can’t reach the tv screen from the top step some guy wants so he stands on the top hand rail with his legs spread and just barely reaches it. When he comes down and the customer isn’t around I tear into him. I let him know that if he had fallen WC would refuse his claim and more than likely Best Buy would fire him for failure to adhere to established safety procedures. He would be hurt and on his own. Best Buy wouldn’t owe him a thing and he’d be jobless. I tried to explain that place doesn’t care about him and won’t reward him for going above and beyond. Get the right tool for the job and don’t be dumb.

I’m sure he thought I was a prick but it’s just not worth the risk for literally zero gain

Brett

 

[Wagtail]

We were at Best Buy the day after Christmas. Generally I tend to mind my own business but I saw something so idiotic I had to educate an employee. At this particular store they have overhead storage. To access it they have mobile stair cases. Will this genius can’t reach the tv screen from the top step some guy wants so he stands on the top hand rail with his legs spread and just barely reaches it. When he comes down and the customer isn’t around I tear into him. I let him know that if he had fallen WC would refuse his claim and more than likely Best Buy would fire him for failure to adhere to established safety procedures. He would be hurt and on his own. Best Buy wouldn’t owe him a thing and he’d be jobless. I tried to explain that place doesn’t care about him and won’t reward him for going above and beyond. Get the right tool for the job and don’t be dumb.

I’m sure he thought I was a prick but it’s just not worth the risk for literally zero gain

Brett

As the old adage goes,"you get the level of safety that you are prepared to walk past."

Oh, the stories I could tell...

 

[Bird]

We were at Best Buy the day after Christmas. Generally I tend to mind my own business but I saw something so idiotic I had to educate an employee. At this particular store they have overhead storage. To access it they have mobile stair cases. Will this genius can’t reach the tv screen from the top step some guy wants so he stands on the top hand rail with his legs spread and just barely reaches it. When he comes down and the customer isn’t around I tear into him. I let him know that if he had fallen WC would refuse his claim and more than likely Best Buy would fire him for failure to adhere to established safety procedures. He would be hurt and on his own. Best Buy wouldn’t owe him a thing and he’d be jobless. I tried to explain that place doesn’t care about him and won’t reward him for going above and beyond. Get the right tool for the job and don’t be dumb.

I’m sure he thought I was a prick but it’s just not worth the risk for literally zero gain

Brett

I'd agree that what he did wasn't too smart, but was it your place to reprimand him? Or did you just enjoy getting to tell him off? Of course I suppose it depends on things we cannot get from such a post; things such as exact words, tone of voice, etc. that might tell us whether you were actually trying to help him, or just trying to show your superior knowledge and intelligence.

 

[rustyshakelford]

I'd agree that what he did wasn't too smart, but was it your place to reprimand him? Or did you just enjoy getting to tell him off? Of course I suppose it depends on things we cannot get from such a post; things such as exact words, tone of voice, etc. that might tell us whether you were actually trying to help him, or just trying to show your superior knowledge and intelligence.

I wasnt trying to put him down at all but rather explain that with his actions had he been injured it wouldve sent him down a road he didn’t want to travel. Sometimes when you’re 18 you honestly don’t know the consequences on your choices. He had no idea WC would potentially not cover him and Best Buy would more than likely fire him to cover themselves. Like I said I generally try to mind my own business but this was so blantant that the manager should’ve been the one getting the chewing

Brett

 

[Industrial Toys]

If that happened in Canada, Best buy would be in SERIOUS trouble! And the supervisor(s). And other people. Well, everyone except the kid on the stairs. AND, Best Buys WSIB premium would probably go up.

My God, If Best buy tried to fire him. Well first that is a Wrongful Dismissal within the labour law, no if ands and buts about that, and then maybe a human rights violation after that. I wish I was kidding!

I listen to a call-in AM Radio show, the Employment Hour, hosted by a Labor Lawyer. It's unfeaking believable!

An employer must hire back a injured employee even if he has no work for him, and then of course probably has to hire someone else to fill the original position. Again, and again, it's like the Government seems to think the Employer has a money tree just like the Government does!

 

[Bird]

I would say supervision and training failed in that young man's case, but I'd still be inclined to speak to the manager instead of to him. Maybe that's because I saw too many fights started when I was a police officer when someone corrected/criticized/reproached another who didn't think it was any of the speaker's business.:laughing:

 

[bunyip]

This is a warning I have heard of many times.......