What OSHA charges will be faced if:
I have been talking with the workers about their experiences in the company I work for. They told me that there's been a fire incident some 15 years ago, a contractor worker fell from 30 ft height alive though, an H2SO4 spilled over a worker his skin was burnt went some into his eyes and life long marks of king of the acids, their first aid box is empty doesn't meet the bare minimum, no first aide on site, fire extinguishers are mostly empty sent request for a recharge, workers don't know how to use a fire extinguishers, it's been 4 weeks i haven't been able to identify emergency exits with normal entrances, a list could go on. Regulation violation number/code with a penality to be faced. I haven't started ranting about unsafe acts, tools, or anything at all. Can we say the company will be sued forever or black listed? Thanks
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Is this in another country or within the US?
Also, why was a fire extinguisher needed? Did something catch on fire? I know you mentioned sulfuric acid, but it isn't flammable (although it produces hydrogen when it reacts with metal).
I have made a policy that it's too general but still enough to get things started. I wrote the responsibilities of senior Management and sent an email, what happened today is everyone seems to be highlighting safety observations and asking me to stay active on site ðŸ¤. I absorbed it positively because observations were true. But I think it's just to keep me busy and not go for a positive safety culture. I thought about quitting today but then I realized that's what they'll be wanting 😃 but I have to show them what I'm made of and keep pinching them. What worst could happen? They'll fire me? ðŸ¤
There is this ultimate question in our game, "Are we gonna be legal, or are we going to keep people safe?" There is a huge difference! In my opinion I always try to do the later first, if it is legal, good, but I want to keep people safe first and foremost! What does it matter who says what, OSHA or whatever you have in a state or overseas?
Fitz's First Rule of Safety, "#1 If it looks unsafe, it sounds unsafe, it smells unsafe, it feels unsafe, or just seems unsafe, IT IS UNSAFE!, Fix It!"
Stateside, I would have given the company some time to make fixes before going the Whistleblower route, but OMG this sounds horrible. 😓 There would be SO many fines if something were to happen or if the employer was caught.