MattJones wrote on Tue, 05 August 2008 16:39 |
Hal,
Very humorous response. I totally agree. Hadn't looked at it that way.
I only say what I said because I was in a similar situation and understand what it feels like to be pressured into unsafe working conditions.
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Hello Matt,
We've all been pressured into commencing or completing a task that would be considered unsafe.
But, if we Know it's unsafe and we DO the task, then WE are to blame, not the Manager or the Company. You don't have a claim in most cases.
If we are asked or pressured into an unsafe task and our response is NO! Legally, we cannot be fired. If we have been threatened by Management of being fired, for not completing an unsafe task, it is Harassment.
I won't elaborate on the He said/she said argument,only to say that, Occupational Health and Safety Codes have been written and it is fairly easy to obtain the truth in such arguments.
These unsafe practices need to stop, it is not heroic or manly to do something that is clearly unsafe, it's just, plain, STUPID.
Companies that insist on bending the Work codes, are usually short lived. Penny wise and Pound foolish.
Hammer