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Originally Posted by Ekka  Sean, everyone gets fined coz no matter how good the system, it's always the bosses fault. Even to the degree of not having some-one stand there all day watching to make sure. |
Like it or not, it
is the bosses fault. If the boss employs idiots, it's their fault. If the boss employs people who aren't properly trained, it's their fault. If the boss sends people out to do a job who aren't capable of doing it safely, then it's their fault. It's only luck there was nobody underneath to get killed.
If the boss doesn't want idiots falling off awnings, then they shouldn't employ idiots who are going to fall off awnings. Or, if they
must employ them then they have to somehow make sure the idiots don't fall off awnings.
Pay for tree workers is pretty piss-poor really, given the skills needed and the risk level. But if you pay peanuts, you get monkeys. And if you give a monkey a hand grenade, you shouldn't be surprised when it blows you up!
If there's a shortage of properly trained people who aren't idiots then that's another matter altogether. But it doesn't excuse the boss from creating a dangerous situation. It's a hard bloody life - and i'd hate to be the boss of an arb company - but it's their choice, innit!