Comments on: “WSJ Effect” Offered as Cure for Unsafe Workplaces http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/wsj-effect-offered-as-cure-for-unsafe-workplaces/ A water cooler for the public health crowd Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:43:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: wayne graham http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/wsj-effect-offered-as-cure-for-unsafe-workplaces/#comment-38142 wayne graham Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:44:39 +0000 http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/?p=884#comment-38142 Yes, it is a shame. And to add to that, the employer that has done the training and has it on file should keep a record of employees that do not operate safely and do the one,two, three deal. Three strikes and you are unemployed! There are plenty of safe workers out there looking for jobs. Yes, it is a shame. And to add to that, the employer that has done the training and has it on file should keep a record of employees that do not operate safely and do the one,two, three deal. Three strikes and you are unemployed! There are plenty of safe workers out there looking for jobs.

]]> By: Tasha http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/wsj-effect-offered-as-cure-for-unsafe-workplaces/#comment-38131 Tasha Wed, 23 Apr 2008 20:04:01 +0000 http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com/?p=884#comment-38131 "Unfortunately, there are too few editors and reporters* who see the public interest in exposing the dangerous conditions in which many women and men work and examining the economic forces (e.g., greed) which create the danger and injustice." Definitely true. In fact, many of the news articles that I have seen have focused less on the employers' responsibilities, and more on the coverage (or lack of coverage) from OSHA or other regulatory agencies. While it is true that OSHA regulation in some areas has been frightening lax, it is also true that, in reality, the buck stops with the employer. Even in a perfect world OSHA can't be everywhere. The employer is ultimately responsible for creating a safe workplace. It's just sad when they don't actually see it as their responsibility. “Unfortunately, there are too few editors and reporters* who see the public interest in exposing the dangerous conditions in which many women and men work and examining the economic forces (e.g., greed) which create the danger and injustice.”

Definitely true. In fact, many of the news articles that I have seen have focused less on the employers’ responsibilities, and more on the coverage (or lack of coverage) from OSHA or other regulatory agencies. While it is true that OSHA regulation in some areas has been frightening lax, it is also true that, in reality, the buck stops with the employer. Even in a perfect world OSHA can’t be everywhere. The employer is ultimately responsible for creating a safe workplace.

It’s just sad when they don’t actually see it as their responsibility.

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