By: Joseph Jones
Workers (People), we have lived in this old world so long that we may have stopped to noticing how much stress we feel over world conditions. Similarly, people like me who live near the airport may no longer notice the noise and those who live near a garbage dump may no longer notice the smell.
Hello! Take away all those negative factors (an element that contributes to a result). What relief! What will replace the stresses we feel now? THE AWARENESS. Does not the word ‘awareness’. Does not that word impact your mindset? Workers, we need to meditate on what we read; it is very important and that is why I write every week on this topic.
Hear this: At times, very powerful forces tried to keep us down but the St.Kitts-Nevis Trades & Labour Union, very sincerely, stood up to such opposition. For many of us today, money is the big issue. We are focused on accumulating wealth or holding on to what we have. For this union, the biggest issue is better working conditions-health and safety, and personal accomplishments.
As I continue to write, my eyes have seen the needs of you (the workers) in these difficult times.
Mark you, moving forward would be difficult and would require uncomfortable work, perhaps even facing family problems or finding ourselves in unexpected places; places we never planned nor wanted to be. We may be drowning in debt or to prevent by physical barriers or suffering under the weight of consequences at the workplace (to accept whatever result from one’s action) whether you find yourselves in a prison or palace.
My advice to you all is to forget what lies behind and press forward. The past is no barrier to moving forward with occupational safety and health.
Before I close let me say two (2) things: Use all safety devices when necessary safety equipment is more effective before an accident occurs than afterwards, and to you the electricians, in handling any circuit known to be ‘alive’, whenever possible use only one hand. It is best to keep the other hand behind the back. The most dangerous shocks are those from hand to hand.
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