【Safety Micro-fiction】Saving Money This Way
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(1) Safety officer: Manager, these are the employees who will be hired for the welding positions. We should arrange pre-job health checks for them, what do you think? Manager: No need. I know those people; they all come from the same village, and there’s nothing wrong with their health. Why waste money on that? Safety officer: … (2) Safety officer: Boss, it’s time this year to conduct occupational health checks for the employees working in welding positions. Manager: Okay, I understand. Let’s arrange the physical examination at the township health center then. Safety officer: Manager, according to legal requirements, inspections must be carried out by qualified institutions; we need to go to the city’s disease control center to meet the requirements. Manager: Doesn’t it matter where you get the check-up done? It’s convenient to get it done at a rural health center, and it’s also cheaper. Safety officer: But... Manager: No buts, go back to your work. I still have many matters to discuss with clients! (3) Safety officer: Manager, several employees in our company’s welding department want to resign. Manager: Oh, then just report the handover to the HR department. Safety officer: Occupational health examinations must be conducted for employees who leave their jobs, as required by laws and regulations. Manager: Why spend that money when everyone’s leaving anyway?Safety Officer: But... what if...
Manager: What could possibly go wrong? I know those people well – do you know them better?
Safety Officer: ...
(IV)
One year later
Safety Officer: Manager, we received a letter from the disease control center this morning. It’s from an employee who left our company a year ago; he’s requesting a diagnosis of an occupational disease. He wants us to provide information about his work history, exposure to occupational hazards, as well as records of his health checks. Moreover, the cost of the diagnosis will have to be covered by our company...
Manager: Ah, if only I hadn’t skipped those health check-ups...
The next day
Safety Officer: Manager, the safety authorities are coming to demand that we provide the necessary documents. And since we didn’t conduct the required health checks for our employees, we’re also facing financial penalties...
Manager: Ah, now we’ve really suffered a huge loss……
This novel is of great significance; it shows that even those we know well have aspects that are unknown to us, and that health is right around us. Thank you!
In fact, it’s not just the managers; some employees also think that occupational health check-ups are pointless. A few days ago, an employee in our company’s warehousing department was accidentally scalded by steam from the material while cleaning the pipes, and a small amount of material got into their eyes. He just gave it a quick rinse; after we received the report, we told him to continue rinsing and to seek medical attention. He thought it was a big deal and refused to go. . . I really can’t understand this way of thinking.
Occupational health check-ups serve both as a means of prevention and as a source of reassurance for employees – why not do them?