A Few Good (Safety) Men

Brett Day SP · Post by **Brett Day SP** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 7:13 pm

A parody of A Few Good Men, sent to me by a colleague...

Here is a recent discussion between a safety advisor and a construction manager after a non compliance issue was reported.

Site Manager *I want answers?

Safety Advisor *You want answers?

Site Manager *I want the truth!

Safety Advisor *You can’t handle the truth!

[pauses]

Safety Advisor; Son, we live in a world that needs safety, and that safety has to be enforced by safety conscious people. Whose gonna do it? You! I have a greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom. You hate the audits, and you curse the safety department. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know; that while safety is an attitude, it saves lives, and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don’t want the truth because you know there are things you don’t talk about at weekly safety meetings, you want me on your worksite, you need me on your worksite. We use words like Attitude, Behaviour and Safety. We use these words as the backbone for a life spent protecting people. You use them as a punch line. I have neither the time, nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the very protection that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said thank you, and went go your way, otherwise, I suggest you pick up a hazard book, and control a risk to stop an incident. Either way, I don’t give a darn what you think you are entitled to.

Site Manager *did you file the non compliance

Safety Advisor *You’re darn right I did

Post by **Coolcat** » Mon Feb 24, 2014 7:47 pm

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Post by **Jack Kane** » Tue Feb 25, 2014 10:51 pm

One of my all time fav movies. Love it, very witty.

Nicked and shared

Post by **AdrianW** » Sun Mar 16, 2014 6:52 am

Very good. I too am going to nick it and pass it on.

ScoobyDoo · Post by **ScoobyDoo** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 8:07 am

That is bloomin' fantastic

Really, really have an overwhelming urge to write it up into an official 'looking' poster and stick it on the H&S notice board

Post by **Keith1983** » Mon Mar 17, 2014 8:36 am

I do like that! I may have to blatantly plagiarise that in the very near future!

TimKeitany · Post by **TimKeitany** » Sun Apr 20, 2014 2:36 pm

nice.....

toecutter · Post by **toecutter** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 11:18 am

That's going on my new safety poster.

Post by **wendolene26** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 11:21 am

Excellent!!

ctjcrm · Post by **ctjcrm** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:01 pm

ScoobyDoo wrote:That is bloomin' fantastic

Really, really have an overwhelming urge to write it up into an official 'looking' poster and stick it on the H&S notice board

I think I may do the same one day....brilliant haha