Safety Is An Attitude

Safety is not something you can take or leave alone. Safety is not an activity in which a person participates only when being watched or supervised.

Safety is not posters, slogans or rules; nor is it movies, meetings, investigations or inspections.

Safety is an attitude, a frame of mind. It is the awareness of one's actions and how they relate to different surrounding and situations all day every day.

Safety is to know what is going on, knowing what can cause injury and what that injury would be. It is to know how to prevent such injury and then acting accordingly.

To do this does not require genius or rank. All it requires is intelligence and understanding coupled with ability to use one's natural senses.

To ignore safety does not indicate bravery only foolishness. To do things safely and correctly is the mark of a wise person, not a timid one.