Post #32 by martyn williams » Sun Aug 07, 2011 10:28 am
Dead right Jeremy. I get pressured in my job on safety matters.I have to make an on the spot decision,make the wrong call and it could prove costly for the company and may have an impact on safety.I have no problem with that because I can call on years of experience.My worry is that we have a young lad on our gang,so far he has been lucky and not had to attend an "incident" ,if you are not forcefull enough and don't have experience behind you,you could be in deep doo doo if you make the wrong call. We have PTS and DP certificates plus other bits of plastic bollcocks we have to carry with us. But its all meaningless if you don't know how to operate in the working enviroment,that important bit is not taught.You just do the course and your are on your own,no mentor, nothing.
Martyn