Here
is an small example of why rules matter and why it’s important to not allow
workers under control of organisation to make their own rules up based on their
own judgment. in repsonse to this post HERE
I am not a welder, but I know through past procedures and guidelines
on welding practices it states that you must not start cutting or welding a
sealed drum, tank or any other sealed space without knowing what was in that
space first.
Now
if I was the owner of this company and had such a basic welding rule, and my
deviate loose thinking worker decided to take it upon themselves to not follow
a rule that is in place to protect them, and if they are still alive and or I
have not been forced to close down due to a this workers death, then I would
not want that person working for me. It is very dangerous for safety experts to
be telling people to loosen up on rules and use their own judgment within the
workplace.
Worker injured in industrial site blast
08:14am, Monday 19 January,
2015
A man has been taken to hospital in a critical
condition following an explosion at an industrial site in the Central West
region of New South Wales, approximately 254 kilometers west of the state
capital, Sydney. The incident occurred on Thursday morning. According to
reports, the 41 year old worker was cutting the lid off a 44 gallon drum when
the drum exploded, causing serious fractures to his head and upper body.Police
said they suspected the drum contained explosive materials. This is not the
first time a drum explosion has caused injuries to a worker. In September 2014,
a drum containing paint thinner
exploded at a mobile workshop in High Wycombe causing serious
injuries to a worker, while in early July, a man was killed and another
seriously injured after a petrol tank exploded at a cattle station
at the west coast of Cape York Peninsula. The two were doing welding repair
works on the cattle truck when the incident occurred.
