TRAINING BLOOPERS

True stories from safety trainers who wish they weren't.

The Day My New Boss Docked Me

On the first day on my first safety job my boss walked me out onto a rather large pier on San Diego Harbor, when one of the deck boards (rotten) broke and I severely twisted my ankle. Of course, my boss was very embarrassed as he was the Corporate Safety Director making big bucks back in the mid-70s. I, of course, did not dare complain. I just limped badly for a week. He did not even offer a visit to the plant nurse. It was ironic - one of the other managers offered me an electric cart to get around the 25-acre plant until my ankle got better. My boss had a fit. He had a great safety program - STI - Safety Through Intimidation.

Name withheld by request

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