October 16, 2020 @ 6:29 AM
Pushback and Tactics Faced by Safety Professionals
(and other people too!)
By Jim Poesl ©2020
During safety training younger safety people or managers ask, “How do I manage a workforce that often is 100% against safety?”
First of all, the workforce is not “100% against safety” the workforce wants to work safely. The discussion should be how do we attain a safe workplace? Finding common ground, common goals, patience and understanding is a good starting point. If you don’t have these your job becomes much harder and jobsite less safe.
My training classes include the classic Rules for Radicals by Saul Alinsky. Alinsky wrote the book to teach progressives to implement ...
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