If you think maintenance is expensive, try accidents
My post title steals from a famous quote: “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” There’s a similar link in industrial workplaces, between maintenance and safety.
That’s the point of a great new post from Jeff Shiver at Reliable Plant Blogs. In today’s lean times, many company and plant managers move to trim maintenance costs. Jeff suggests this response: “How much are you willing to reduce the amount spent on safety?”
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Good question, because an MRO purchase often has implications in many directions. For instance, we constantly point out that using PIG® Absorbents helps in many areas:
- Safety. Helps keep floors clean and dry.
- Environmental protection. Helps keep oil and other contaminants out of storm drains and landfills (if saturated absorbents are wrung out and/or disposed of by incinerating).
- Compliance. Protecting workers and the environment helps you meet OSHA and EPA regulations.
- Productivity. A cleaner, safer environment helps maximize morale and work activity.
Let’s be fair to company managers dedicated to the greater good and earnestly looking for ways to cut expenses. Something’s got to give. But there’s no higher priority than safety, so any good manager will appreciate a reminder that it often goes hand in hand (or hand in hoof) with maintenance.
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