Comments on: Be Careful What You Wish For – Part II http://oldleandude.com/2014/05/27/be-careful-what-you-wish-for-part-ii/ A Blog About Understanding TPS and Gaining Its Full Benefits, brought to you by "The Toast Guy" Tue, 22 Sep 2015 14:53:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The KaiZone Friday Favorites for May 30th, 2014 | The Best of Lean Blogs http://oldleandude.com/2014/05/27/be-careful-what-you-wish-for-part-ii/#comment-3912 Fri, 30 May 2014 09:02:47 +0000 http://oldleandude.com/?p=1544#comment-3912 […]  Be Careful What You Wish For – Part II by Bruce Hamilton.  “No oversight. No direct observation, in this case, by the persons who […]

]]> By: O.L.D. http://oldleandude.com/2014/05/27/be-careful-what-you-wish-for-part-ii/#comment-3904 Thu, 29 May 2014 17:33:58 +0000 http://oldleandude.com/?p=1544#comment-3904 Jason,
The trailing measures you mention for health and safety are definitely vulnerable to a hear-no-evil / speak-no-evil environment — or worse. During this recent recessionary period in particular, a number of workers indicated to me that they dared not report injuries lest they become down-sizing candidates. Thanks for your response.

]]> By: Jason Rekker http://oldleandude.com/2014/05/27/be-careful-what-you-wish-for-part-ii/#comment-3863 Tue, 27 May 2014 21:07:06 +0000 http://oldleandude.com/?p=1544#comment-3863 How about Health and Safety metrics that measure success in reduction of lost time injuries? I hear a lot of frustration out there by well-intentioned, safety-minded individuals who find that the metrics are encouraging non-reporting (either via management pressure or peer pressure), and aggressive claims management like early-return-to-work strategies that have people with broken legs back to work the next day (no lost time!). In such cases the lost time metric says very little about whether we are actually keeping our workers safer, and encourages questionable practices.

Jason Rekker
Nursery Manager
Valleybrook Gardens (Ont.) Ltd.

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