tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527913791294258201.post1640208696744224965..comments2024-03-26T17:58:22.711-07:00Comments on HAWSEPIPER: The Longest Climb: A well-placed shot on shipownersPaul, Dammit!http://www.blogger.com/profile/02264872375942355609noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527913791294258201.post-60023645846841035462019-01-07T12:29:09.868-08:002019-01-07T12:29:09.868-08:00I'm not surprised that that government agency ...I'm not surprised that that government agency is moving that way - other agencies have been that way for years. The company has deeper pockets than the worker, supervisor, etc, so they are good for bigger fines. <br />I happen to work for a federal safety agency who has historically said that there is no such thing as an unavoidable accident and that all accidents are, directly or indirectly, management's fault.<br />I investigate accidents for them and there are an astonishing number of times that training and maintenance problems directly lead to people getting injured or killed... and I've seen a few times when it was definitely NOT management's responsibility, in which case (so far) they get a small fine or nothing.Jonathan Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476185257203343474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527913791294258201.post-37462116276107589382018-12-21T10:44:52.111-08:002018-12-21T10:44:52.111-08:00Okay, well, that was a load of corporate carp that...Okay, well, that was a load of corporate carp that caused that mess. Yeesh. Seriously. A history of dangerous level of fumes and the bean-counters shout at the crew? Hope some people got prosecuted for it. And two separate barges with the same problem? Yikes.<br /><br />Thanks for the info. A whole new internet hole to fall down into.Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527913791294258201.post-84563704909044249572018-12-21T07:15:00.184-08:002018-12-21T07:15:00.184-08:00https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-water...https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/barge-explosion-hearings-focus-on-bouchard-safety-culture/<br /><br />Paul, Dammit!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02264872375942355609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527913791294258201.post-79763951903069225752018-12-20T18:55:05.686-08:002018-12-20T18:55:05.686-08:00Ah, my google-fu has failed me. What is the B-155...Ah, my google-fu has failed me. What is the B-155 explosion? Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.com