Greetings, recording and editing this week from The Woodlands, Texas. The topic this week comes from a subscriber who sent us the following message: “Our company is rolling out a campaign that says, There Are No Accidents! This is creating some disconnect between the union and management with a lot guys thinking that management is out of touch with safety issues. What are your thoughts on this? Do you believe this is true, that there are no accidents?”
This week Terry and I will respond to this question but let me first say that I believe that this message usually is well intended. There are some videos available on the internet that leverages this slogan. Typically the message is positioned to get people to see that all accidents have a prevention opportunity somewhere along the chain of events. The thought is that if you can focus everyone on seeing these prevention points we can often stop the chain of events from resulting in an unplanned outcome. It is often easy to utilize a saying to spread a message as it gives people something to associate their thoughts with. The danger is when posters are hung and slogans are haphazardly used without thoroughly and effectively communicating the message. On another note, please do not forget to visit www.proactsafety.com and click on events to find where we will be speaking at or the dates for one of our public workshops.
Have a great week!
Shawn Galloway
ProAct Safety
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