Posted By Phillipe How do you think your fellow collegues at your place of work percieve you? What category do you honestly think you are in? A. An asset to your company driving down accidents, increasing awareness, the safety soldier? or B. A jobsworth?

Posted By Phillipe Totally agree with you, walk tall with your head up, but beware of low ceilings !

Posted By Merv Newman And don't forget to carry a red flag when walking in front of the fork lift truck carrying all the regulations, rules, procedures, checklists and report forms. And a spare Biro. We all have our own styles. Most times its better to be nice, persuasive and convincing. But sometimes you gotta be tough. And convincing. So, if you get the mix right, you're an asset. Otherwise you might just as well sow on your own elbow patches. Merv

Posted By Catman Phillipe The safety manager should be part of the management team, fighting to ensure safety is always intrinsic to company operations. Each part of the team knows their job and should carry it out professionally and to the companies best interest, we are no different from any other manager. (although our heads are often flatter from banging them off walls) As an operational manager described it recently, some safety managers stand outside the ring and shout stop at appropriate times, others climb in and get involved, people are more likely to listen and respect if you are in there whith them. Its always better to criticise the way 'we' do things rather than the way 'they' do things if you want to effect change. So asset or jobsworth?, clearly asset, but not any different from the way in which the purchasing manager, designer, foreman or receptionist is an asset. Just my thoughts Cheers TW

Posted By Tony Brunskill I agree with the last few postings but with one exception, most of the Purchasing Managers I have come across are Jobsworths.

Posted By back to shy talk Edward Shyer My manager will certainly not call me a jobsworth but he often calls me a pain in is Assets. Regards Ted