Don’t Gamble with Safety!

Save the gambling for the casinos - Having just returned from Vegas, I have been thinking a little about gambling…Go Figure! People go to Las Vegas to gamble…and most know they are going to lose. Some hope to win but most people understand they will not. I like to gamble and I know the chances of winning are minimal at best. In fact, I go to Vegas knowing I am helping to build the next mega-casino and I am O.K. with that. However life is a lot different than money. I cannot afford to get injured on the job…and neither can you.

Consider the risk - Those who gamble at the casinos, race tracks or bet on sports generally do so with their own money. If they gamble with somebody else’s money it can cost them dearly. "Tony says pay up by Friday or you won’t be walkin so good, no wha’d I’m sayin Vinny?" Taking short cuts is like betting with borrowed money…because you’re playing on borrowed time. Every gamble has risks… Don’t gamble what you can’t afford to lose!

Think about the "other guy"
We all need to follow safety policies and procedures. If you violate a safety policy it could cost you and your family dearly. A careless act by one employee often results in injury to an innocent co-worker or bystander, which is why we all have to watch out for each other. Keep your mind and eyes ‘Open’ and Speak up when you see an unsafe act or condition!

It takes TEAMWORK - Never make assumptions. If you see an issue, YOU OWN IT…Address it immediately! The other guys (or gals) might have missed it, so speak up. Better to be safe than sorry. We are all part of the team and it takes input from each of us to be successful. Please do your part, and Keep your team members SAFE!

Nothing is more important than Safety, NOTHING!!! - We all make mistakes, we all have off days…let’s watch out for each other…and get everybody home. I count on my team members, everyday…and they count on me. Your team is counting on you…DON’T let them down!

When you gamble with Safety…You bet Your Life! - Many people just can’t picture getting killed on the job. In fact, most of us can’t even see ourselves getting hurt at work. Yet every day, thousands of people just like are seriously injured. They were all thinking the same thing we are…’it won’t happen to me.’ Fact is while a small percentage of people die on the job, many more suffer disabling injuries. These people face a life far removed from what they once had. Many are never able to work again…many more have lost an eye or a limb. Lives are ruined or forever changed…all because someone thought safety was not important. It just takes a second, a Second to cause a lifetime of regret!