What’s your definition of a job? Sure, it’s what you do every work day to make a living. For subscribers of ISHN, occupational safety is either your full-time or part-time job. But safety is also a “job” for everyone in your organization, from the CEO or plant manager on down to each and every front line worker. Safety is also a “job” for all temp workers, independent contractors and part-timers – “giggers” — that you have working at your site, and it’s a “job” for outside contractors who come work on your site.
“Job” equals “responsibility.” There are many jobs, many responsibilities, that we don’t get paid for. Parents don’t get paid for raising kids. Church elders don’t get paid for making decisions for the congregation. My mom used to pick up and drop off MS patients in need of transportation; she of, course, didn’t get paid. But it was a responsibility. Little League managers, youth sports coaches of local (non-travel) teams are responsible for scheduling and directing practices, communicating to players and parents, maintaining the playing fields, and coaching the games. Hospital volunteers, volunteers of endless varieties, have responsibilities but receive no paycheck.