tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229665665713225060.post4522307461246572737..comments2019-10-17T11:23:02.046-04:00Comments on OSHA Aboveground: DrivingAbelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14667692714141701019noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229665665713225060.post-51248281567530436332010-01-12T10:40:15.587-05:002010-01-12T10:40:15.587-05:00If the questions are clear and the information is ...If the questions are clear and the information is good then you CAN make conclusions without the anecdotal red herring and other logical fallacies.<br />I.E. if you believe that a less than 1 in 1 million chance of dying during flight is safe then, indeed, flying IS safe. REGARDLESS, of whether or not a flying accident has taken someone's wife or child or father or freedom fighter or any jesse andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08063753196627291500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229665665713225060.post-77398385407242216822009-12-24T16:59:32.517-05:002009-12-24T16:59:32.517-05:00And welcome back, I enjoy our conversations.And welcome back, I enjoy our conversations.Abelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667692714141701019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229665665713225060.post-85516858077745869312009-12-24T16:58:33.879-05:002009-12-24T16:58:33.879-05:00Jesse,
If you took critical thinking you should k...Jesse,<br /><br />If you took critical thinking you should know that statistics, facts, and experience NEVER speak for themselves. Statistics can be made to say anything, facts are rarely complete and how they are perceived is dependent on how they are presented, and experience clouds everyone's judgment.<br /><br />It really doesn't matter if I've ever been in a third world country,Abelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667692714141701019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229665665713225060.post-29150174916169809622009-12-22T11:24:43.563-05:002009-12-22T11:24:43.563-05:00Why is this RK NEP not posted on the OSHA website ...Why is this RK NEP not posted on the OSHA website under national and special emphasis programs?<br /><br />http://www.osha.gov/dcp/neps/nep-programs.htmljesse andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08063753196627291500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229665665713225060.post-37653284010098877222009-12-21T15:43:30.769-05:002009-12-21T15:43:30.769-05:00Abel,
It's been a while.
The engineers say t...Abel,<br /><br />It's been a while.<br /><br />The engineers say the same thing about OSHA.<br /><br />It's easy to say that no employment is worth the risk when you're not the one without a job (have you ever been to a third world country before?)<br /><br />I don't let the sob stories sway my outlook ( I learned that in critical reasoning freshman year of college). I let jesse andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08063753196627291500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229665665713225060.post-55390549754543076102009-11-18T16:04:34.932-05:002009-11-18T16:04:34.932-05:00Jesse you said"
"* If I have to listen ...Jesse you said"<br /><br />"* If I have to listen to one more CSHO say that they sometimes have to teach the industry/engineers/scientists I'm going to give them my vote for "biggest ego/smallest brain" and gag myself with a wooden spoon."<br /><br />Get your spoon out, what do you think I've been doing with this blog?<br /><br />It's easy to say that some Abelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667692714141701019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229665665713225060.post-73109984422339100082009-11-11T17:17:02.254-05:002009-11-11T17:17:02.254-05:00also I should have said.... manufacturing jobs to ...also I should have said.... manufacturing jobs to be able to support all of the non-income "producing" desk jobs.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114898891550222240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229665665713225060.post-85519709431695852662009-11-11T17:14:22.666-05:002009-11-11T17:14:22.666-05:00revision:
sorry... the confidence "NOT"...revision:<br /><br />sorry... the confidence "NOT" to invest in the notion the we can ELIMINATE workplace injuries/deaths...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114898891550222240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229665665713225060.post-88050695418154743632009-11-11T17:11:44.543-05:002009-11-11T17:11:44.543-05:00I have, indeed, been through an OSHA inspection. ...I have, indeed, been through an OSHA inspection. <br /><br />My experience/general disposition in a nutshell: <br /><br />Compassionate, caring person/administrator who through many humbling experiences and learning still has the confidence to invest in the notion the we can ELIMINATE workplace injuries/deaths therefore leading me to a more cost-benefit-analysis outlook towards OS&H. <br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05114898891550222240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229665665713225060.post-23345353535544796972009-11-10T15:07:07.965-05:002009-11-10T15:07:07.965-05:00Jesse, I love philosophical discussions, so I woul...Jesse, I love philosophical discussions, so I would be more than happy to have one with you.<br /><br />Before we get too far into it though, let me ask you a question, have you ever had an OSHA inspection? I'm not asking for your company name or location or anything like that, I just want to know your experiences with OSHA.Abelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667692714141701019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229665665713225060.post-61142996930082015212009-11-09T16:04:24.516-05:002009-11-09T16:04:24.516-05:00Thanks for the Congrats Abel on the OSHA Undergrou...Thanks for the Congrats Abel on the OSHA Underground, being named to the LexisNexis Top 25 List of Workplace related blogs.<br /><br />As of Friday the OSHA Underground no longer exists on blogspot. I haven't heard form Kane since she last posted in August. So I have no idea why it closed down.<br /><br />Keep up the great work here. ThanksJohn Astadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13183032143746688649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229665665713225060.post-55213964866438892522009-11-05T18:49:34.043-05:002009-11-05T18:49:34.043-05:00Well I don't want to be rude. I appreciate th...Well I don't want to be rude. I appreciate the information that I take from sites like this one, OSHAunderground, John Astad, etc., but I would love to have an intelligent, philosophical conversation with someone on the inside who is not scared to talk about why the lines are drawn where they are drawn. <br /><br />If you take the sarcastic tone out of my post above there is a good jesse andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08063753196627291500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229665665713225060.post-3426456665319602172009-11-05T18:12:52.565-05:002009-11-05T18:12:52.565-05:00RT: Mostly road construction is OSHA's, the p...RT: Mostly road construction is OSHA's, the post was more about drivers on highways.<br /><br />Funny Jesse, very funny.Abelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667692714141701019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229665665713225060.post-76877237945256055522009-11-05T17:51:04.149-05:002009-11-05T17:51:04.149-05:00I think OSHA should regulate driving in general an...I think OSHA should regulate driving in general and make companies buy 747's to fly their employees around. Have you seen the statistics on how much safer flying is than driving. <br /><br />Your chances of being involved in an aircraft accident are about 1 in 11 million compared to your chances of being killed in an automobile accident are 1 in 5000.<br /><br />So, how can OSHA justify jesse andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08063753196627291500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229665665713225060.post-46696606521132416582009-11-03T10:31:22.033-05:002009-11-03T10:31:22.033-05:00So who claims jurisdiction over road/highway cons...So who claims jurisdiction over road/highway construction crews -- DOT or OSHA? What if the crew is working in the right of way only and not on the road?RT Jonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229665665713225060.post-8567216335575934532009-10-30T16:02:45.961-04:002009-10-30T16:02:45.961-04:00The forthcoming "Hope and Change" progra...The forthcoming "Hope and Change" program from the new adminstration will address your employee driving safety issues! (Hee Hee)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3229665665713225060.post-81026253283089075342009-10-30T03:31:20.767-04:002009-10-30T03:31:20.767-04:00It even gets worse when a trucker runs over someon...It even gets worse when a trucker runs over someone at a factory at the loading dock.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com