Why is safety important? Is it okay to violate safety?
Different activities are often regulated with safety rules. From hospitals, works, homes, etc. Also highways to aviation regulations. We have safety rules for construction sites, restaurants, on the job, while pumping gas, and in extreme sports, like skydiving and bungee jumping. A lot of times, people wonder why these rules are made available and also if they are really important?
Why do we have safety rules?
Safety rules are in place to protect the people of our community. They protect all of us. Many safety regulations were implemented because of a condition that led to someone getting seriously injured or killed. The truth is people paid the price for many of our safety rules with their lives, limbs, or blood. The need to protect and guide our activities is very important.
Should safety rules be violated?
Safety rules need to be followed at all time. Also, violation of safety often brings damages to both lives and properties. You cannot know who might be injured as a result of the safety rule you break. You cannot predict or control the harm that might be caused. It bears repeating: when safety rules are violated, people get injured or killed. Safety rules/law should never be violated.
What to do if safety rule gets violated?
Once there is an occurrence of violation, the best way to solve this is first, check the cause of the violation, create a detailed information towards solving it, then implement the solution. The need to always follow up with safety rules, law and regulations must be emphasized on a continuous basis. Both safety Professionals and practitioners must understand and places efficiency and efficacy in safety practice as priority.
Should safety violators be punished?
Safety violation on it owns come along with penalties, either to us or our environment, both lives and properties. The need for a definite and practical punishment for violators is very important to thing every organization working towards safety must put into consideration.
Should there be safety appraisal?
Safety appraisal is a very key way to Improve safety practice; organization who give merit to their employees for staying safe are likely to have more safety practitioners.