A question of responsibility
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The work shift requested that a pump be started, and the team leader led the employees to get to work. The employees follow the supervisor’s instructions very closely; if the supervisor asks them to open valve A, they will go and open valve A ； When the supervisor asks to close valve B, the employee goes and closes valve B... When the supervisor asks to turn off the motor power supply, the employee goes and turns it off. Since no one expected that there was an unclosed diverter valve high up in the pipeline, as soon as the power was turned on, a large amount of liquid sprayed out through the diverter. Is this the responsibility of the team leader or the employees?
The team leader has to assume certain leadership responsibilities, as well as the responsibilities associated with their position as an operator; I think that’s the case. There must be rules regarding these job responsibilities, and operators should follow the procedures established.
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The team leader is responsible, while the workers are only meant to carry out their tasks; as long as they obey the leadership and complete their duties properly, they have done their job well!
It’s a bit chaotic – the shift leader bears some responsibility, perhaps even primary responsibility, and the operators are also at fault; but there are problems with the entire operational process. Starting a pump is part of the normal duties of an operator, so why does it have to be under the direct supervision of the shift leader? Can operators carry out this task independently? Moreover, isn’t any preparation or inspection done before starting the pump? Under normal management, the team leader is only responsible for management and supervision.
The Chinese approach of avoiding clear decisions only; a legal society can be established by strictly adhering to the rules. Avoiding decisive actions only makes problems worse. The team leader is responsible for giving instructions; the workers simply carry out those instructions strictly and efficiently. Any mistakes in giving instructions should be the team leader’s responsibility!
Both individuals are responsible for the operation; since the team leader was in charge of directing the operations on site, he bears the primary responsibility.
To conduct a proper analysis of the causes of an accident, holding people accountable is less important; what’s key is to analyze those causes from a systemic and procedural perspective, and to find ways to prevent similar production accidents from occurring in the future.
Many companies are like this: they have no systems or standard operating procedures, and they simply follow the orders of certain individuals. This makes it easy for problems to arise, and when that happens, it’s difficult to determine who is responsible.
If the operator has to know exactly where to act and needs the team leader to tell them which valve to open, then what is the purpose of having such an operator? ? It’s better to find some people from the surrounding villages; how can this operator be made a full-time employee? Are there any skills? Of course, the team leader is not careful enough when checking processes, or relies on luck