Or can you?
One issue I keep catching myself griping about is lack of proper communication. If there is a vision or a new rule, make sure it is properly announced and explained. It takes longer to fix wrong information than it does to simply state it correctly and fully at the beginning.
Take this story from jolly ol’ England as an example: Don’t touch that office chair! Health and Safety demand 48 hours notice to move it. Bloggers around the world are crying out “Nanny State!” Lord Berkely calls it “Health and safety gone mad” (which seems to be a popular phrase on the other side of the puddle).
Imagine working somewhere that was so locked up in safety regulations that the following is said about it:
There, employees have been banned from shifting furniture on the remote chance that they might do themselves a mischief.
They are told to book a porter to complete the task – and allow two days for it to happen.
The new rule could prove particularly problematic for staff planning a last-minute meeting.
If a porter cannot be summoned urgently staff would be left with the awkward choice of disobeying a direct order from the management or asking some of their guests to stand.
To hammer home the point, signs which read: Do not lift tables or chairs without giving 48 hours notice to HSE management‘, have been plastered across the walls in several meeting rooms.
But there is more . . . Continue reading ‘Sorry, You Cannot Move That Chair.’