Comments on: A Letter to the Editor – Workplace Safety

By: Mary Siever

Mary Siever — Fri, 02 May 2008 15:21:22 +0000

Oh thanks. I hope they do something, but haven't heard that changes are happening yet!

By: thomas

thomas — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:56:39 +0000

It's time to do something with it. Nice post Mary

By: Mary Siever

Mary Siever — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 23:35:20 +0000

Nikki

Yes this is true. But I don’t know if graveyard shifts actually employ more than one on shift (at least here in Lethbridge). I pass a gas station early in the morning which opens up around the time I am heading to the gym, I have only seen one employee come at that time, though I can’t say how long she is by herself. Perhaps it is a combination of more than one factor. Likely, anyway.

Oh by the way, Clint Dunford wrote me back, though the letter has yet to be printed in the paper (it will though, they phoned to confirm it was from me) and I haven’t heard from Mike Cardinal yet though.

By: Nikki Workman

Nikki Workman — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 23:26:19 +0000

Mary, I feel your passion on this topic. I think we also need to address the human error factor in all of this. Places like gas stations, late night restuarants have an especially high turn over of employees and the tendancy to “call in sick” when one just wants a night off. This all results in leaving both the employer and working employee at a disadvantage…

By: Mary Siever

Mary Siever — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 14:06:24 +0000

A camera picked up a very clear picture of the robber. He was wearing a skeleton mask and a dark hoodie. Cameras don’t deter them anymore, they just create other ways to fool them.

By: George

George — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 03:06:30 +0000

A single employee is more at risk, true. Even multiple employees do not stop thieves from stealing. What does work is for business to install cameras that capture the faces of everyone that walks into the business. Thieves will pick an easier target.

By: Mary Siever

Mary Siever — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 16:40:17 +0000

My argument does not specify a woman or a man. The specific instance was a woman, however, if you will read the post carefully you will see I say "employees" with no differentiation between genders.

More than one employee might deter a potential thief. It might not, but either way, an employee alone is at more risk.

By: George

George — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 15:18:14 +0000

Do you believe more laws would have prevented those crimes? Do thugs obey laws?

Why should a woman be afraid to work alone or walk alone? Those that hurt others need to be removed from society.

An iceberg on its way to the south pacific would make a nice prison.