Oldbloke wrote:Ziege wrote:BangWhizzClack wrote:Ziege wrote:You have some failings there, an employee who does something dangerous is negligent of their own duty of care, no employee should ever engage in any practices they aren't qualified and trained and supervised to do. if they do they indemnify the employer to at least some degree. Personal responsibility goes a long way.
Correct, but when you have bills to pay, mouths to feed and a future to prepare for. Working on a casual contract, or perhaps no contract at all, or even... get this, it's a sneaky one that I hate.. As an ABN "contractor", you're unlikely to say to the boss "yeah mate, I don't believe getting on this slightly elevated flatbed is safe, I'm not comfortable doing that so I won't." You're either going to be told to f*** off, and you have no proof of employment, or he's suddenly going to run out of work for you. Sure, you may have saved yourself an injury, but now you've lost an employer and a reference. Back to the welfare line. So, either wait until you find decent secure work, or just risk it for the biscuit so you're not on welfare.
We didn't win this time, but we live to fight another day
this the attitude you should have, foolish to do something utterly retarded for short term gains, if someone does and gets permanently injured thats kinda their problem at the end of the day.[/quote]
Hang on, Did u say you have an Adv Diploma in WHS?
God help any injured employees that work where you work. FMD
God help anyone stupid enough to do something that puts them in direct harm, only time they should is with a gun to their head.
you fail to see how contributory factors play in, time and time again....