Thursday, July 07, 2005

Safety first

According to reports, a 44-year-old man fell 40 feet onto concrete in an accident Tuesday morning at a Vulcan Materials Quarry outside Manassas, Va. By some miracle, the man was not killed. While it is not clear from the article whether the man was an employee, contractor or intruder, this small item underscores three important facts: producers must work overtime to work safely; contractors must work overtime to work safely on quarry property; and to the fullest extent possible, non-employees must be prevented from setting foot on quarry property. Your comment?