Dock Death!

In a tragic accident yesterday, the 'Casion' or gate at a Navy dock in Visakhapatnam gave way, allowing sea water to rush in to the dock, killing four Indian Naval personnel. The dock union has alleged that contract workers have also been killed, an allegation that the Navy has denied thus far.
I have seen work at many a dock and can unhesitatingly state that Indian docks have the worst standards as far as safety is concerned. A few years ago, I saw a man killed right before me, when a steel pipe fell on his unhelmeted head from about a 100 feet high.Tragic again beacuse safety had been flouted at every turn.
These days, as part of my HR course, I teach safety to young students, for about two hours, in a class room. Many times the kids, have a look that suggests, 'Why are you telling us all this crap?' Unfortunately it is this disinterest that transfers to the workplace, resulting in accidents and death and a huge loss in operational efficiency, time and money.
Safety is a habit and like all good habits needs discipline and effort to inculcate. In most Europe based organizations that I have seen, unsafe people are sacked, without any remorse. There is zero tolerance and is probably the reason why, more people return home to their families at the end of the day, than in India!