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Ctr. Mgr. "Just rain water" HazMat "Leaker"
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<blockquote data-quote="westsideworma" data-source="post: 301957"><p>See its this type of hypocrisy that gives all management people a bad name. I don't how this would have been handled on our shift. I've seen them put people out on an extendo next to an air trailer and unload it (belt in our air dock was busted) so I can't say it wouldn't have been done the same here. Personally, I don't let any of my employees touch hazmat leakers other than taking it out of their cage if they can't tell its leaking. If they can see that its leaking before touching it (rarely the case) and its a hazmat I would stop the boxline and have a DMP come take care of it. We haven't had such an occurrence since I've been on this particular boxline, but that is what I would do should it ever happen.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes it seems to me we don't care about safety, honestly. Our idea of safety is making everyone memorize lists of procedure verbatim. While thats fine and good, just because people memorize that stuff doesn't necessarily mean they do it. On the flip there are some people that have trouble remembering them all but are among the safest people I know in our operation. They do all the steps/keys, just have trouble spitting them back EXACTLY how they're listed on paper. I'm not saying we shouldn't remember those things as I believe the 8 keys and 5 steps, if followed, do help prevent injuries. I'm just saying because we pass an audit due to people being able to recite those things doesn't mean we're really gunning for safety. Feel free to disagree.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="westsideworma, post: 301957"] See its this type of hypocrisy that gives all management people a bad name. I don't how this would have been handled on our shift. I've seen them put people out on an extendo next to an air trailer and unload it (belt in our air dock was busted) so I can't say it wouldn't have been done the same here. Personally, I don't let any of my employees touch hazmat leakers other than taking it out of their cage if they can't tell its leaking. If they can see that its leaking before touching it (rarely the case) and its a hazmat I would stop the boxline and have a DMP come take care of it. We haven't had such an occurrence since I've been on this particular boxline, but that is what I would do should it ever happen. Sometimes it seems to me we don't care about safety, honestly. Our idea of safety is making everyone memorize lists of procedure verbatim. While thats fine and good, just because people memorize that stuff doesn't necessarily mean they do it. On the flip there are some people that have trouble remembering them all but are among the safest people I know in our operation. They do all the steps/keys, just have trouble spitting them back EXACTLY how they're listed on paper. I'm not saying we shouldn't remember those things as I believe the 8 keys and 5 steps, if followed, do help prevent injuries. I'm just saying because we pass an audit due to people being able to recite those things doesn't mean we're really gunning for safety. Feel free to disagree. [/QUOTE]
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