FROM THE EDITOR
Welcome to our August digital bonus issue of D.O.M. magazine. In this issue, we take a step away from our typical cover story of a maintenance manager and focus on an important issue in aviation — Safety. Gordon Dupont, contributing writer
for D.O.M. and owner of System Safety Services, believes Safety is so important that his fi rst column for us in October 2014 was Why Safety Deserves a Capital “S.” In the article, he wrote: “Have you ever noticed that the names of people, cities, countries, months, days and important places all start with a capital letter? Titles, car types and most abbreviations for words are honored with a capital letter. In short, we tend to use capitals to denote important words.
So why not a big, for all to see, capital “S” for Safety? The only logical answer I can fi nd is that it is not traditional to do so. If that is the case, then it’s time we updated the tradition. Why shouldn’t safety have a capital S? It
has never been so important as now with so many lives depending on it. I’ve given it a capital for years except when Microsoft Word drops it back down to a small s when my back it turned.”
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
JOE ESCOBAR
jescobar@DOMmagazine.com 920.747.0195
The editor in me can’t seem to abandon capitalization standards to give Safety a capital S in the magazine. However, I’m doing it in this column to help emphasize the importance of the topic. We have three articles focusing on Safety in this issue — eye protection, lockout/ tagout and fall protection. Some say that Safety is the most
important consideration at work. You often hear “Safety First!” However, I would argue that production and effi ciency are important. If we don’t concentrate on doing our jobs to the best of our ability while meeting regulatory requirements, we won’t have a job for very long. If you think about it, the regulations are tied directly to Safety. They set the bar for the minimum requirements necessary for safety of fl ight. It is up to us to meet or exceed those regulatory standards.
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DOMmagazine.com | aug 2017 SAFETY ALWAYS
So if production and effi ciency are
important, you could say, “Production and Effi ciency First!” I would then add, “Safety Always.” We should always be thinking about Safety. Those Safety-related regulations like lockout/tagout and fall protection are put in place to protect us. Just as we can’t ignore FAA regulations, we need to follow OSHA regulations as well. There comes a time when working Safely aff ects our ability to work effi ciently. Some would argue, “I refuse to wear fall arresting gear when I’m working at heights because I work a lot more quickly without it.” Maybe, but how quickly would you be able to work if you fall to the hangar fl oor and have a major injury? It will cost your company money through loss of production and workmen’s compensation. That little extra time to don the safety equipment and use it pales in comparison to the losses tied to a major injury. And that’s not even considering damage to the aircraft that could happen as well! And why would we leave Safety at
work? Doesn’t it make sense to be safe at home and play as well? I fi nd it ironic that some of my coworkers who would wear eye protection and hearing protection at work would mow their lawn in fl ip fl ops without hearing protection and trim trees or work overhead without safety glasses. Again, Safety Always seems to make sense. It is up to managers to lead by example.
The days of, “Do as I say, not as I do,” are over. We need to show our commitment to working effi ciently and safely through our actions. We need to address non- compliance right away and not allow it to become a norm. We can’t aff ord to allow a culture of non-compliance creep in to the workplace. If you have any other Safety topics
you would like to learn more about let us know! In fact, if there are any topics you would like to read about let us know. Remember it’s YOUR magazine. We’d love to hear from you.
Thanks for reading, and we appreciate your feedback! – Joe
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