Comment on Your opinion on HSE
13esq@lemmy.world 4 months ago
The idea isn’t that one big accident is the result of many smaller ones. You theoretically could be completely safe and then have an unpredictable and terrible freak accident.
What the HSE are trying to say is that if you diligently record all your smaller incidents that it could draw a picture that helps you predict a bigger incident before it happens and implement control measures to mitigate that risk.
davad@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I’ve never worked in the UK, so I don’t know what the processes are like, but here’s my two cents from the perspective of probabilities.
It’s possible to have a large, freak accident at an otherwise safe work environment. But if an environment has lots of small issues, it seems more likely for a larger issue to happen there.
13esq@lemmy.world 4 months ago
I agree. If your workplace has 1000 slips, trips and falls every year, then,
A. Why is the floor so slippy / covered in obstacles, is the foot wear worn by employees appropriate etc?
B. How long until someone falls awkwardly, hits their head on the way down and dies?
Reporting things like slips trips and falls is a pain in the arse but at the end of the day it’s to protect you AND the employer, presumably you’re much more concerned with going home alive than you are about a few thousand pounds fine for the boss.