Thread: OHS GONE MAD

Here's another couple of my favourites Bob

We have inane tasks like filling out a form for minor incidents or near misses which I think I have never completed one, much to my managers frustration. I just don't see the sense or time worthiness of doing them, but as a company, I think they expect over 2,000 of them P.A & actually benchmark them into our pay review each year - with the result that staff will submit one for a stubbed toe or anything, just anything, I know one was done for cigarette ash in the eye, & "stand up wind of the smoker" as a remedy ( as long as you are not also a smoker- which is likely as there is a dedicated area away from the building for smoking) so I can just imagine them all trying to stand up wind of each other. I'm really glad I'm nearing the end of my working life & not beginning it, but maybe the youngsters are truly being conditioned for this sanitised work environment.

OHS is a good thing, but the 'safety professionals' and the companies need educating. We had a safety manager walk onto a large civil construction site, jump up and down about the operator of a IT loader not following procedure, all ready to write him up for breaches, until it was pointed out that he was in a grader.
I've seen many consequences of not following the defined procedure, because certain people had been doing it this way for years, or it's quicker and easier this way, but I also accept that many safety policies and procedures are only there to tick a box, and keep any multitudes of managers happy. Many forms and documents are created and must be followed rigidly, otherwise people take shortcuts with paperwork, which is no good for anyone during a investigation. But in the end, OHS is not only about you going home safely (even if you use common sense) but is there to get you home safely when the bloke next you doesn't have any common sense to use.
Cheers

Originally Posted by DeeJay

We have inane tasks like filling out a form for minor incidents or near misses which I think I have never completed one, much to my managers frustration. I just don't see the sense or time worthiness of doing them, but as a company, I think they expect over 2,000 of them P.A & actually benchmark them into our pay review each year - with the result that staff will submit one for a stubbed toe or anything, just anything, I know one was done for cigarette ash in the eye, & "stand up wind of the smoker" as a remedy ( as long as you are not also a smoker- which is likely as there is a dedicated area away from the building for smoking) so I can just imagine them all trying to stand up wind of each other. I'm really glad I'm nearing the end of my working life & not beginning it, but maybe the youngsters are truly being conditioned for this sanitised work environment.

Yes, and its all gunna end in tears.
It is just so friggin stupid.
There is a movie called Idiocracy. It is a stupid movie, definitely not worthy of any awards, but it perfectly portrays what happens to society when led by the corporate hand.

Originally Posted by Trundle

OHS is a good thing, but the 'safety professionals' and the companies need educating. We had a safety manager walk onto a large civil construction site, jump up and down about the operator of a IT loader not following procedure, all ready to write him up for breaches, until it was pointed out that he was in a grader.
I've seen many consequences of not following the defined procedure, because certain people had been doing it this way for years, or it's quicker and easier this way, but I also accept that many safety policies and procedures are only there to tick a box, and keep any multitudes of managers happy. Many forms and documents are created and must be followed rigidly, otherwise people take shortcuts with paperwork, which is no good for anyone during a investigation. But in the end, OHS is not only about you going home safely (even if you use common sense) but is there to get you home safely when the bloke next you doesn't have any common sense to use.
Cheers

In the good old days you called that bloke for what he was and he never came back. The job got done and we had a great economy.

Originally Posted by Trundle

OHS is a good thing, but the 'safety professionals' and the companies need educating. We had a safety manager walk onto a large civil construction site, jump up and down about the operator of a IT loader not following procedure, all ready to write him up for breaches, until it was pointed out that he was in a grader.
I've seen many consequences of not following the defined procedure, because certain people had been doing it this way for years, or it's quicker and easier this way, but I also accept that many safety policies and procedures are only there to tick a box, and keep any multitudes of managers happy. Many forms and documents are created and must be followed rigidly, otherwise people take shortcuts with paperwork, which is no good for anyone during a investigation. But in the end, OHS is not only about you going home safely (even if you use common sense) but is there to get you home safely when the bloke next you doesn't have any common sense to use.
Cheers

Now your starting to get into Work cover territory ,(here in vic . can't c where you r, coz on phone)

When remote touring there is safety in numbers.
My work place now has a safety in numbers policy in stealth.
The more pieces of paper filled in and sent to the HR/Compliance office the safer they think I am.


The latest is I now have to carry riggers gloves from the truck parking bay to the lunch room.
I asked why and got- "If you see an object like a small branch on the walking path you have to wear them to move it."
I replied-"But I don't know the site SWIM for this procedure and do I need to do a Take 5?"
I can't write the response on a family friendly forum.

Originally Posted by alien

I can't write the response on a family friendly forum.

Yes they hate being shown just how incompetent they are, their first response is to try and belittle you and put you back into your place.