Good post Gas. That is the way it is here. When we do audits, they tell us who and where. We gather the data and report the data back to them, without names. All they get is the number and type of safety oberservations we notice, but not the names of those that did it. That does two things, it allows for the updating on training (because they can see what is not being done correctly) and protects the driver from being singled out for disipline.
Case in point, I deal with fish a lot. Sometimes I will have 10,000 or more fish here at the shop. I am interested in the health of the fish, both individually and herd health. When I do spot testing on the fish, I am not so much interested in what parasites that one fish might have so much as it is an indication of what the whole herd will end up having,
When I can document what issues I am dealing with, the whole herd gets the treatment, not just that one fish.
Now, if there is one or two fish that get injured or damaged, or even sick, I will single those out for more intense treatment.
And that in a nutshell is the UPS safety picture. THey are interested in herd health more than individual. But if they have consisitant issues with one or two drivers, they will and can single them out for more training and safety rides. And audits.
But never ever should what the hourly cochair documents be used in disiplinary action. If it is, the union will /should put a dead stop to it. That type of action is only warrented when a member of management personally can document the unsafe activity.
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