Dear Friends, For quite some time I wanted to be a part of this useful forum. I was also initiating few discussions which I felt might be useful to aspiring safety professionals. However, later found that members were just copying and pasting things from here and there just for the sake of getting their names to appear. A few were asking for spoon feeding. I could not appreciate professionals in safety gaining knowledge without involvement. In most of my postings, you may find the reflections of the teacher in me.
Am I realizing the mistakes in me? The answer is “yes”! I could have very well initiated new approaches to get the issue resolved.
Time permits, I will now try to involve myself to the extent possible.
Kindly feed your ideas on the above question “SAFETY IS A VALUE OR IS IT A PRIORITY”?
From India, Kollam
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258Am I realizing the mistakes in me? The answer is “yes”! I could have very well initiated new approaches to get the issue resolved.
Time permits, I will now try to involve myself to the extent possible.
Kindly feed your ideas on the above question “SAFETY IS A VALUE OR IS IT A PRIORITY”?
From India, Kollam
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Dear Sir
I am very happy to see this thread been initiated by you... Also very much exited by seeing your statement "Time permits, I will now try to involve myself to the extent possible" & happy to get back a great senior like you in this forum...
Let me put down my views onto the topic... “SAFETY IS A VALUE OR IS IT A PRIORITY”
Safety is neither a Value or a Priority in majority of Indian Industries... Say 80% of the Indian Industries... Then what it is??? They consider it as a burden / barrier to achieve their production targets... They doing something for the sake of fulfilling the mere statutory requirements... Safety getting implemented by chance, not by choice...
Now ideally safety should considered as a Value than Priority... Many companies doing this as well....
One company who is considering safety as value implementing world class safety systems and believes that if any leading news paper reporting issues related to EHS (Accident, Environmental Releases or Occupational Diseases) against this company they will consider that, it is as equals to loosing billions of rupees.. Safety directly linked with their reputation of the company... Where Safety is getting implemented and followed by each and everyone by choice, not by chance…
So I am concluding my views as Safety Should be a Value than a Priority...
Looking forward to listen from other members as well from you...
From India
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I am very happy to see this thread been initiated by you... Also very much exited by seeing your statement "Time permits, I will now try to involve myself to the extent possible" & happy to get back a great senior like you in this forum...
Let me put down my views onto the topic... “SAFETY IS A VALUE OR IS IT A PRIORITY”
Safety is neither a Value or a Priority in majority of Indian Industries... Say 80% of the Indian Industries... Then what it is??? They consider it as a burden / barrier to achieve their production targets... They doing something for the sake of fulfilling the mere statutory requirements... Safety getting implemented by chance, not by choice...
Now ideally safety should considered as a Value than Priority... Many companies doing this as well....
One company who is considering safety as value implementing world class safety systems and believes that if any leading news paper reporting issues related to EHS (Accident, Environmental Releases or Occupational Diseases) against this company they will consider that, it is as equals to loosing billions of rupees.. Safety directly linked with their reputation of the company... Where Safety is getting implemented and followed by each and everyone by choice, not by chance…
So I am concluding my views as Safety Should be a Value than a Priority...
Looking forward to listen from other members as well from you...
From India
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Value determines the priorities. Safety is the value. It determines other priorities like quality, progress, timely completion, end results, etc. If no value is accorded, the whole project or endeavor goes haywire and does not reach its logical conclusion.
From India, Lucknow
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From India, Lucknow
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Respected sir,
Safety is the most important part of a company. Recently, we have heard a lot of accidents in industries which cause harm to employees. Safety is considered as the most prominent and important aspect for the development of a company.
From India
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Safety is the most important part of a company. Recently, we have heard a lot of accidents in industries which cause harm to employees. Safety is considered as the most prominent and important aspect for the development of a company.
From India
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Dear sir,
Safety is a value. If we have passion towards the value, things automatically get prioritized. However, if we fail to prioritize safety, its importance and the message do not penetrate into people. Consequently, things will be done only for the sake of it, as individuals are forced to comply.
Thank you.
From India, Delhi
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Safety is a value. If we have passion towards the value, things automatically get prioritized. However, if we fail to prioritize safety, its importance and the message do not penetrate into people. Consequently, things will be done only for the sake of it, as individuals are forced to comply.
Thank you.
From India, Delhi
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I do not know if I have understood the question properly. However, from what I understand, I think safety is a priority. If an organization cannot ensure the safety of its employees or is careless about it, then it has no business to continue or exist in the business. Employees are not meant to be sacrificial goats for the employer. Safety comes first and always!
Warm regards.
From India, Delhi
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Warm regards.
From India, Delhi
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I think any organization that takes safety as a priority will get value as well. The moment we start calculating accidents, man-days lost, resulting loss in production, absence of skilled personnel, etc., as a base, certainly safety activities and precautions will become a priority. Organizations will also realize the value in it.
From India, Hyderabad
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Priorities are set based on the value. Hence safety is the value first and then it gets prioritised. pon
From India, Lucknow
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All types of organizations require people, other than machines, to carry out desired activities. We talk about our target of achieving our objectives effectively and efficiently. Providing a safe environment at the workplace becomes essential to attain targets effectively. Planning for safety means taking prior actions to prevent or minimize possible hazards that may harm the organization's people, including the management.
Organizations that have established Safety and Health Management Systems have added value to their reputation in the eyes of their employees, stakeholders, and the public. In a similar way, establishing a QMS, Communication Management System, or EMS has added more value to their organizations.
From Malaysia, Sungai Petani
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Organizations that have established Safety and Health Management Systems have added value to their reputation in the eyes of their employees, stakeholders, and the public. In a similar way, establishing a QMS, Communication Management System, or EMS has added more value to their organizations.
From Malaysia, Sungai Petani
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Dear Friends,
It is interesting to see such safety awareness creating debates in this forum, and I especially appreciate Mr. Kesava Pillai for initiating this thread.
As a matter of fact, here we are discussing safety as a value or priority. But safety should be in the minds of everyone.
Safety and security are the responsibility of everyone. The safety part is taken care of by my father in my house, so I will touch the live electric wire, and it will not give an electric shock to me... Does anyone speak like this? The security is taken care of by my father in my house, so if some unknown person tries to break open the door of my house, I will not say anything because it is my father's duty... Does anyone think like this? The apparent reply is known to everyone.
Safety and security are everyone's concern. It must be inculcated in the minds of everyone. The change in attitude towards safety will add value and make everyone give priority to "Safety First & Work Next."
From India, Kumbakonam
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It is interesting to see such safety awareness creating debates in this forum, and I especially appreciate Mr. Kesava Pillai for initiating this thread.
As a matter of fact, here we are discussing safety as a value or priority. But safety should be in the minds of everyone.
Safety and security are the responsibility of everyone. The safety part is taken care of by my father in my house, so I will touch the live electric wire, and it will not give an electric shock to me... Does anyone speak like this? The security is taken care of by my father in my house, so if some unknown person tries to break open the door of my house, I will not say anything because it is my father's duty... Does anyone think like this? The apparent reply is known to everyone.
Safety and security are everyone's concern. It must be inculcated in the minds of everyone. The change in attitude towards safety will add value and make everyone give priority to "Safety First & Work Next."
From India, Kumbakonam
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