Safety THIRD

I read an interesting piece about safety on Mike Rowe’s website. It’s a new look at risk and safety. Here are a few excerpts from this article on his site:

“Safety Third,” became a slightly subversive way for my crew and I to remind each other that our safety was in fact, our responsibility, and that no amount of compliance could ever keep us out of danger. Safety, I argued, was not a value to be “ranked,” but rather, a state of mind to be maintained.

“Safety Third” became an hour-long special that stirred up a great deal of conversation around personal responsibility, risk equilibrium, and the unintended consequences of ranking Safety above everything else.

Which of course, is precisely what our leaders are doing right now.

“Safety First” is never a long-term solution.

For instance, after 9/11, we grounded all the planes for a while, because we needed some time to understand what the hell was going on. And,

Read the rest HERE: https://claytoncraddock.substack.com/p/safety-third-not-safety-first