I work at night with a group of 7 other people who I supervise. I've noticed a safety hazard and reported it to my employer who hasn't dealt with it yet. The Government Health and Safety department where I live has advised me that as the supervisor on duty I can be held responsible for any accidents that happen to my staff as I am aware of the hazard.
Should I tell my staff not to perform the task that the hazard relates to, thereby ensuring only half the job gets done and that my employer gets p!@#ed off at me? I don't want people to run the risk of getting hurt but I don't want to strain the somewhat tense relationship I have with my boss at the moment.
Reported to your employer already, uh?
Ok, here's what you have to do:
1. Report it again to your employer by a fixed mean, e.g. paper, email, letter, fax, etc. Keep the proof.
2. Make a statement on video, holding the day's newspaper in front of you as proof of date. Then put the CD or cassette in an envelope and send it to yourself by certified post. Don't open it when you receive it.
3. Keep a record of your consultation/warning to the authorities
4. Pick a good offshore jurisdiction and incorporate anonymously an IBC or a trust. Then have that entity purchase life insurances for all members of your team in which the entity is the beneficiary.
5. Let your team continue with the work. Hell, make them work harder and make sure the source of risk even maximizes.
6. Wait.
7. Profit!
Originally posted by howdoesthehorseymovePossible broken bones. Hasn't happened yet but the potential is there. Trying to be a bit more aware of workplace safety since a lader that I use at work broke the other day sending another storeman to the ground and breaking his arm.
How bad could they get hurt?