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<blockquote data-quote="Turmlos" data-source="post: 1084832" data-attributes="member: 15945">As a part-timer with 11.5 years at a fairly small center, I have concluded that safety has always taken a back seat to production. Maybe it&#039;s a different story for drivers since they tend to stick around and the company feels that they are worth the investment, or not worth the much larger disability checks, I don&#039;t know. I can say safety was more important back when we had a full time manager, but ever since the managerial downsizing it&#039;s been limited to some lame &#039;safety tip&#039; on a dry erase board and filling out some poorly written workbook. You can report faulty/broken equipment for weeks, but eventually you just give up after seeing no results. The only way an issue gets addressed is when somebody gets hurt. If this is an example of &#039;the utmost importance&#039;, then this company is in trouble...Surely the company understands the concept of wear and tear, as they have to maintain an enormous fleet of vehicles. They need to acknowledge the fact that the same concept applies to their employees. Calling every injury &#039;avoidable&#039; is as much of a joke as &#039;expect the unexpected&#039;. The practice of having employees memorize and regurgitate &#039;safety keys&#039; on demand in order to place all blame on them is a sham. With the current &#039;more from less&#039; trend, it&#039;s only going to get worse. Haste makes waste.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Turmlos, post: 1084832, member: 15945"] As a part-timer with 11.5 years at a fairly small center, I have concluded that safety has always taken a back seat to production. Maybe it's a different story for drivers since they tend to stick around and the company feels that they are worth the investment, or not worth the much larger disability checks, I don't know. I can say safety was more important back when we had a full time manager, but ever since the managerial downsizing it's been limited to some lame 'safety tip' on a dry erase board and filling out some poorly written workbook. You can report faulty/broken equipment for weeks, but eventually you just give up after seeing no results. The only way an issue gets addressed is when somebody gets hurt. If this is an example of 'the utmost importance', then this company is in trouble... Surely the company understands the concept of wear and tear, as they have to maintain an enormous fleet of vehicles. They need to acknowledge the fact that the same concept applies to their employees. Calling every injury 'avoidable' is as much of a joke as 'expect the unexpected'. The practice of having employees memorize and regurgitate 'safety keys' on demand in order to place all blame on them is a sham. With the current 'more from less' trend, it's only going to get worse. Haste makes waste. [/QUOTE]

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