Posted By Andrew Cartridge ME Remember, "You can please some of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time" -- Abraham Lincoln. Don't take it to heart. Andy

Posted By Max Bancroft ME - this is intriguing - can you point us in the direction of some of these postings so we can see what was wrong with them. Thanks.

Posted By JAI Quote from past thread I am not paid to keep the managers happy, and I'm not paid to give them friendly advice (although this has to be a part of the job), but my role is to protect the interests of the business and avoid damaging claims and loss of reputation. This obviously directly results in protection of people as well, and in most instances gets the results easieer and quicker than just presenting a people safety message on its own. Keep at it, keep rattling away at management when they put the safety of their employees or the public at risk, and if anyone ever challenges you, let them know that it is in the interest of themselves and the business to listen. But also remember - you won't always be right! Keep at it you can't keep everyone happy

Posted By Andrew Cartridge Arran Nicked from Google, blame them.... ;-) Andy

Posted By Andrew W ME I wont run to a long drawn out sentimental message however, I will say I always find your comments informative and interesting and so what if you do ruffle a few feathers. If you believe you're right then go for it. Keep contibuting keep ruffling feathers keep it interesting and keep it in the real world Andy W

Posted By steven bentham Inspectors are thick skinned and bone-headed (I'm not sure about the left handed bit). No need to apologise. If you can't say what you believe you should go work in Personnel!! I apologise in advance for anyone who works in Personnel.

Posted By Richard Davis ME We all have different ways in which we express ourselves..... both you and I seem to prefer a straight forward, non-waffly and pompus approach. Others here prefer the latter :) Each to their own, opinions are just that... stick with it buddy. Kind Regards (to all....yup and you CK)!

Posted By Antony Ferguson Does anyone out there have a powerpoint presentation on the Buncefield disaster? Looked on the HSE website and others, to no avail.

Posted By Philby' Me, sorry for the pun but, ME & You both...don't let it bother you, Publish and be damned, or something like that Philby'

Posted By Nigel Hammond I posted a thread 'interpersonal skills' asking people to be polite and courteous to each other. Originally, I wasn't even going to draw attention to specific examples but as the thread developed, I was getting various adversary replies and comments that meant that I needed to illustrate with examples. 'ME', the last thing I wanted is for you or anyone else to withdraw from the forum. What ever your reasons for taking this step, you have many supporters. Judging by the responses on this thread and the thread I posted, I seem to hold a minority view that H&S people should be polite and courteous to one another (and the rest of the World). If we want respect from others – including managers, directors and the media – as is often discussed on this forum, we need to give respect to others. Remember this forum carries the IOSH name and is easily searchable through Google.