Safety: RE: [R-390] Now *this* is a really nifty idea...

[Bill]

It is not just freshly minted engineers. In truth I can't fault Trisha's
young 
engineer (except for standing too close to the edge of a roof).  Undergrad
never taught me safety and they sure didn't teach me about antenna
efficiency.

In Canada, it is the "managers" responsibility to ensure that each employee
is 
shown the "hazards" of the job and proper safety proceedure.  In Tisha's
case, the
manager should have informed anyone that would go up on a roof 
  a) radiation exposure hazards and how to deal with them
  b) roof top safety 
	- a safety harness is required if within 6' of the roof edge
	- securing items (important for me because I had a test setup on the

 	  roof top and it would have sucked to have it blow off the roof and
	  hit someone on the ground).

If something does happen to the employee, the manager will be held
accountable.
Seems many managers hear do not realize this.


In a similar vain, how many of us wear safety glasses when soldering or 
 snipping wire leads?  I don't. I can't count the number of times solder
 has splashed when desoldering.  As for snipping leads, just where do those
 ends fly off?  I would hate to snip a lead and have it hit a co-worker in
the eye.
 Yet, where I have worked I have not known anyone to wear safety glasses.
 (Yes, health and safety actually does require them for soldering).


What I would really hope for is that if someone sees me doing something
unsafe
they would have the kindness and fortitude to approach me and inform me.

I am not trying to come down on anybody but just trying to point out that
what may be common sense to you may just be plain ignorance (not knowing) to
someone else and that the situation could be avoided with a few well chosen
words.


Bill