Be the strongest security professional

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01 Dark clouds gather, wind blows strong; dark clouds press down on the city, threatening to destroy it. In the early hours of November 28, the public security authorities placed under criminal detention, in accordance with the law, those responsible for the serious liability accident that occurred in Fengcheng on November 24, including 3 safety managers. Liu Moumou (Head of the Safety Inspection Department at the Fengdian Phase III Expansion Project Department of Hebei Yinen YanTa Engineering Co., Ltd.), Guo Moumou (Manager of the Safety, Health, and Environment Department at the Fengdian Phase III Expansion Project Department of China Power Engineering Consulting Group Central South Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd.), Hu Moumou (Director of the Engineering Supervision Department at the Fengdian Phase III Expansion Project Department of Shanghai Snady Engineering Consulting Co., Ltd.). There is no doubt that this time, the “safe person” will once again be put under the spotlight. 02 You should know that after every accident, those in charge of safety are like lambs with their necks stretched out, facing the risk of being cut down by the sharp blade of the law at any moment – and this time is no exception. Those who have worked in safety know full well that there is no need to doubt the professional competence, dedication, and expertise of these three safety managers. It’s not that they are without faults, but within the scope of their responsibilities, it was simply impossible for them to prevent this accident from occurring; in other words, their ability to control this accident was minimal. Safe production follows its own natural laws; if you do not abide by them, it will punish you with consequences. 03 What I have always advocated and called for is that managers should be able to \"look at safety from a perspective independent of production,\" avoiding short-term gains or seeking personal credit, and instead viewing production objectively and analyzing risks calmly. But some people refuse to do as you suggest and go the opposite way – by stepping outside the safety boundaries just to produce, and then pushing for a \"100-day intensive effort\". Herein lies an age-old misunderstanding: more responsibilities are the epitaph of safety managers ； More profit is the pass for production managers. Therefore, Laozi said: Safety management is full of complexities; it’s better to quit and return to the countryside. 04 Responsibilities of safety management personnel — how to make full use of various management tools to effectively convey and instill knowledge-based information such as safety concepts, regulations, standards, and technologies to frontline (production) managers and operators. But all this knowledge is nothing but dead, dull data information; at best, people are just dealing with “txt” files. Therefore, in the field of security management, the most important abilities for those working in security are the ability to acquire knowledge, the ability to communicate with others, the ability to manage those in positions above, and the ability to understand human nature. And it is the duty of line (production) managers to convert the security data in “txt” format into executable instructions in order to ensure safe and efficient operations; they are natural experts at working with “exe” files. An accident occurs when an exe program fails to run, and the bugs involved are usually due to errors or improper input of production instructions – such as unreasonable task allocation, mismatched skill levels for certain positions, lax supervision and evaluation, inadequate performance incentives, and poor team management... Every time an accident happens, those responsible for safety face overwhelming pressure. Misunderstood by the public who do not know the truth, misled by news media with questionable intelligence, and even subjected to legal penalties regarded as absolute rules... Through years of hardship, most of us have become those who can endure the most grievances. It is solely because of our belief in safety, our reverence for life, and our sense of responsibility that we continue to persevere silently! The collapse of the gantry crane at the cooling tower of Fengcheng Power Plant in Jiangxi has led to the destruction of 74 families. I hope that the beliefs of countless professionals in occupational safety will not be shattered any further.