Safety Tip of the Week

Safety…Just Do It Part 2 of 2. Do you ever watch people and wonder why… like why did five people walk by that coffee cup or pop can and yet none of them bothered to pick it up? Or maybe, you’ve seen co-workers walk by an oil spill or fail to yield at a blind corner…do you ever say anything to them? One thing I cannot understand is why people don’t take a more active role in Safety (it costs nothing…unless we say or do nothing, then it could cost someone dearly!!!). It reminds me of the old story about Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody?

There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.
Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.
Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody's job.
Everybody thought that Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn't do it.
It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.
Sounds an awful lot like the hurdles we face when it comes to Safety doesn’t it? Maybe that is why we continue to see co-workers getting injured on the job. Maybe that is why the fatalities continue… because we (you and I) are not stepping up to the plate every time we get the chance.
Are we taking the initiative to Stop each unsafe act, and correct each unsafe condition? If not, "What are we waiting for?" We need to be consistent…we cannot tolerate unsafe conditions and we must intervene every time we witness an unsafe act, even if it means upsetting somebody. To those of you who are stepping up to the plate THANK YOU! To those who are still not on board, don’t wait for a serious injury to open your eyes. Be proactive! Be somebody! Together we are making a difference.
Safety… Just Do it!
"I always wondered why somebody doesn’t do something about that. Then I realized I was somebody." -Lily Tomlin

"Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off." -General Colin Powell