O.S.H.A. and Truck Repaires

I am not at liberty to disclose the entire incident because of the private information contained in the files. The incident is the final one. There were many more.

OSHA is not always a good thing, but there are many instances where it is still needed.

 

I think it's more along the lines of OSHA's orginial INTENT is needed, not the monarchy and overbearing excess it has become.
Since trucking is treated like an outside entity anyway, let the trucking industry have it's OWN safety concerns, delegated by the ones who count; the drivers.
And I don't mean the brand-new, starry-eyed, idealistic wheel holders coming out of the schools either.

 

Put it this way.....
I have worked with many "goverment" types throughout my construction career.
From CAL-TRANS, city, county, state, and even federal inspectors. Some are good at what they do....but the vast majority would never make it in the "real world".

Those are the types that have something to prove and will not venture past "The Book".

 

Fair enough.

OSHA is only a good thing if it is the only regulatory action that can be created. Workers refusing to do things that lose a limb, even at the expense of an otherwise good job, is one regulatory action that can be taken up by the individual.

If people always did what their employer told them was best, OSHA would be entirely necessary because it would replace the judgment and self-interest of the individual workers. Such is not the case, however.

Government bureaus cannot ever care more about an individual than that person themselves. They cannot advocate for uniform changes while protecting the individual rights of the workers who would choose a different course of action. To take a chance by washing their windows with or without a hard hat....or not washing their windows at all! These are the sorts of decisions workers need to make, and all companies can do is enforce safe policy so far as it is in their best interests.

The choices of the driver will always be best left to the driver themselves, though. No company policy that is intolerable by its employees will ever succeed in taking hold. One of the reasons why drivers get things done so well is because they are relatively independent.

The action taken by OSHA limits the free spirit of the worker, which is well protected by the harsh regulations of the market, and the courts which measure true damage. Company's that have been successful for some time will suffer from court action. Company's that have been semi-successful will likely be snuffed out almost immediately. No company owner wishes to lose everything he has. That fear of loss, not the concern for employee satisfaction, is what regulates his/her actions.