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[–] [email protected] 105 points 1 month ago (9 children)

It's even worse considering that they only have five boards. They expect at least one accident every month

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (8 children)

I work in the LTL freight industry, if we go 30 days without an accident or an injury we get a free BBQ day with unlimited food for everyone. We're talking burgers, hotdogs, chilli, chowder, chips, drinks, etc. Sometimes they even do catering. Our last one they did Hawaiian Food for 2 days (they got too much) which definitely made everyone happy.

I've been there for almost 10 years, we average about 2 per year.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I wonder if that's still cheaper, because it makes people value safety of others but also because it raises the burden to report smaller accidents and workmans comp fraud because of peer pressure.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The cost is in the lost productivity from having someone off work with injuries. A barbecue every 6 months seems like a bargain.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

It really is, the average time loss injury in our company is usually upwards of 30k down the drain. And just an accident can be catastrophic in terms of cost as well.

A BBQ compared to that is nothing.

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