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

[Bill Hawkins]

Too bad more people can't get their first job in an explosives plant.
As an amateur fireworks maker in my formative years, I learned some
respect for explosives. My first job was in a blasting cap plant. I
paid close attention to the safety instruction, both formal and on
the job.

Kim, if you've got a jerk like that, write up something that says he
was advised of safe procedures, but rejected the advice. The damage
he does to himself and to the lives and property of others is now his
fault. Get him to sign it in as solemn a manner as possible. You might
even have a story about how Sam Hall did similar things and wound up
broke and in jail. The guy must have some respect for the law. If not,
you have a potential case of "going postal." He should find work
elsewhere.

Bill Hawkins

Disclaimer: I'm an engineer, not a lawyer.


-----Original Message-----
From: Kim Herron
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 1:06 PM

     I couldn't agree more.  I work for the USPS in maintenance and we
are required to do just that.  When I saw Tisha's original post I was
thinking about a new hire that was working in the shop earlier last week
that was doing something that on the surface appeared OK, but that was
because he wasn't thinking about what he was doing.  When informed that
he shouldn't be doing that or at least wear his safety gear if he
insisted, I was told to mind my own business in no uncertain terms.
Therein lies the root cause of the problem.