(Repost) Confusions and uncertainties in work safety

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Since the implementation of the new safety laws, **from the central government to local levels, significant efforts have been made to identify accidents. For each reported safety incident, a large number of people must be held accountable: those who were directly involved in the operations, team and company safety managers, company executives, as well as many government officials. At the same time, **the penalties for safety enforcement inspections have also become much stricter than before. Following the standard procedures for safety work, accident investigations always reveal a large number of instances of violations of rules and regulations; a significant number of enterprises and **individuals** are dealt with as a result, after which a document is issued to initiate a campaign-style effort for rectification and improvement. In a few more months, just do what needs to be done! Doing safety work is difficult; many times one feels anxious, yet often lacks the strength to take action. The basic feeling is that when others break the rules, one has to bear the consequences, with no control over one’s own fate. Many times, one is held accountable, fined, dismissed from office, or sentenced for no apparent reason. In my opinion, the current approach to defining the role of safety production personnel is problematic. The Work Safety Law defines those engaged in safety work in enterprises as \"work safety management personnel,\" while registered safety engineers are technical personnel, or rather, technical management personnel. For safety managers in enterprises, without the support of production technical knowledge, daily safety management cannot be carried out in depth; it will inevitably remain superficial and inadequate. Based on my nearly 20 years of experience in work safety, most full-time safety managers at the grassroots level currently lack theoretical support in work safety techniques. In 2004, the registration for the Professional Qualification Examination for Safety Engineers was established, aiming to provide a technical support platform for those working in the field of safety to ensure safe production, and at the same time offering them a good opportunity to improve their skills in this area. I passed the Certified Safety Engineer exam in 2005. It seems that this platform has not fulfilled its role. At least I have never encountered any safety documents that required a registered safety engineer’s signature for approval. More than a decade has passed, yet the path to becoming a registered safety engineer remains unclear. I think it has a lot to do with his overall strategy. Thoughts determine the path forward; if a registered safety engineer’s thinking is wrong, the outcome will surely be poor. Everyone is confused; **the exams are too easy, and those who pass lack a sense of professional identity as well as recognition from companies. Where is the dignity of registered safety engineers? Where is one’s own value? Where is the sense of presence? It is hoped that the relevant supporting policies for registered safety engineers will be implemented as soon as possible, so as to provide a favorable platform for the training of professionals in the field of work safety, and at the same time contribute to improving work safety standards!