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I read your recent comment, this typical of most of the companies we come in contact with, getting the upper management to buy into this is difficult at best.
We always hear how they need to change but getting the commitment somehow falls short, money being the biggest issue.
In a recent discussion with a client they decided to use a proactive approach to correct an issue they had while unloading semi-trailers, they had a worker fall back in March and the injuries left him disabled. Instead of utilizing a system for fall protectiion the company decided to invest in hard hats, now these wwere not your everyday hard hat, they had foam linnings and a chin strap, this had a price tag of around 300,000.00 for the entire work site.
With-in 3 weeks the new hard hat idea was scrapped, one of their safety personnel was injured when his hard hat became hooked on scaffold equipment and almost hung him. So much for the proactive approach, I never fully understood how a hard hat replaced fall protection, but their insurance company bought into this one.
We spent the entire month of June designing a system for their specific need. Our solution would have cost the company 30,000.00, they chose the hard hat.
Now the company is not sure what to do, the worker that was injured in march passed away last week from the injuries he received when he fell. The company is still without a solution.
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