Does anyone work in a chemical plant? Your opinion please?
Plant management for this plant is considering making a rule that we will also have to remove jewelry. We do have more moving equipment than chemical plants that make liquids; our final finishing area drys the product and has thousands of feet of conveyors, plus expanders, etc., but it is nowhere near as dangerous as the manufacturing plants. Even if this rule goes into effect, I will not be removing my wedding band. Ever. In the words of Charleton Heston, they'll have to pry it off of my cold, dead finger. Does anyone else work in a chemical plant, and do you have similar rules? If so, are they enforced? Has anyone been fired for refusing to follow them? Thanks,
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I've worked in a number of chemical plants, and most had rules about jewelry around both mechanical and chemical processes. Quck question for you: what happens when acids contact a metal? I know it depends on the type of acid and the metal in question, but it can get ugly fast. Each company's policy differed somewhat, but most worked on the three strike rule for enforcement, namely a warning for the first two offenses and a formal reprimand for the third. Those rules were only enforced on the floor and around specific hazards. The thing is that safety really should be the top priority. That's tough for me to say as I currently do research for the government, and we have some of the most asanine safety policies imaginable. But if you start ignoring safety regulations you're setting a bad example for the operators (I assume you're an engineer). Most PPE is uncomfortable, and if an engineer suddenly is wearing jewelry, well, who cares if my safety glasses are on the top of my head? Mr. Engineer can get away with not following the rules, why can't I? You see what I'm getting at. Part of your job is to provide leadership for the technicians, and that means playing it safe every second of every day. No matter how dumb the rules are. The chances of an accident might be one in a million, but it's still not worth it. The job I'm currently in won't fire you if you're caught ignoring safety regulations. They'll just revoke your access to a workspace, which is infinitely more aggravating. How would you like to be tasked with running experiments in a lab you're not allowed to enter?
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