Chemical safety as reflected in the telecommunications fraud case involving prospective college students in Shandong
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Recently, the media and the moderators of relevant discussion groups have been covering and paying attention to the telecommunications fraud case involving prospective college students in Shandong, and all the suspects were eventually caught. I suddenly realized that this matter actually has so many similarities with the safety in our chemical production. Firstly, the amount involved in fraud is very small; according to past views, it represents a minimal threat compared to crimes such as murder and arson. The law enforcement agencies would simply handle it perfunctorily without conducting a thorough investigation. So why has this incident caused such a nationwide uproar? Firstly, there are deaths as a result, and the victims are of a special category: poor students about to enroll in college. On top of that, there are issues related to tuition fees. All these factors led the Ministry of Public Security to issue an A-level warrant for the arrest of the suspect in such a minor fraud case. It is conceivable that, when considering these criminal suspects, under the unfriendly pressure from the innocent public, the court will inevitably impose the harshest punishment. In chemical production, there are so many **small accidents or minor problems. Whether it’s at the local level, within the companies, or among the workers, most people treat them as something normal; some even become careless as a result. But once someone dies (if it’s a worker, there probably isn’t much public reaction; if it’s a manager, maybe there’s still no significant backlash). If the incident is covered by the media, then nothing happens; otherwise, it stays hidden. And all this happens under the watchful eyes of those who don’t know the truth – state-owned enterprises are the worst, offering the best benefits but causing the most pollution, while private enterprises are only concerned with making money, polluting the environment, and exploiting workers. Well, the outcome might be similar to what happened to the main characters in that fraud case. The local authorities **pay special attention to this issue; they establish specialized accident investigation teams that then identify all kinds of problems, or even problems that aren’t actually problems, and come to a conclusion that in any case it’s your fault. Of course, the punishment is also the harshest possible.
It seems that our factory does a fairly good job in terms of safety; the occasional minor accidents are mainly caused by the negligence or carelessness of the outsourced workers.
Let’s avoid any major problems; if something serious happens, many approaches will turn into issues and fail to stand up to scrutiny.
Yes, if this fraud didn’t result in anyone’s death, it would have been dropped without further action; even if the culprit were caught, the punishment would have been mild. But since someone died and the matter attracted attention, everything changed
Once a minor accident occurs, no matter to whom you have outsourced the work, the investigation team will definitely find fault with you; otherwise, some onlookers will be extremely dissatisfied
There are regulations for contractors: working at heights or performing tasks that involve fire requires obtaining the necessary permits first. Safety supervisors are present on site, and managers also conduct inspections. Additionally, safety training is provided for workers at night, as well as meetings with those in charge of construction tasks. In short, every effort is made to ensure everything is done to the best standard.
But once a problem occurs, it’s always possible to find the reason for it. Otherwise, how could an accident happen? There must be a reason for it. Even natural disasters can have their causes identified these days, let alone human-caused incidents; whenever something goes wrong, it’s like in the case of fraud
As soon as there are deaths, it immediately rises to a new level
Actually, dead people aren’t that scary; it’s the large crowd of onlookers who will be dissatisfied if no severe punishment is given. In terms of this case in Shandong, the harm involved is actually not that great. If it weren’t for those people, a sentence of a few years would likely be imposed; if someone died, the situation would be more serious. But with those people gathering around, failing to impose the death penalty would be unfair to them. Similarly, once an accident occurs in a manufacturing facility and those people notice it, well,
It’s mainly because of the significant social impact of this case. Just like the incident a few years ago when a Japanese person lost his bicycle in Wuhan, the media coverage led to the quick resolution of the case and the recovery of the bicycle. If a local citizen lost their bicycle, who would pay that much attention to it?