Here’s the scoop: The individual overseeing the safety of city workers in Cleveland, Ohio, was suspended for “neglect of duty and incompetence,” according to the newspaper report, a day after the local news reported that $10 million could have been saved if Cleveland’s workers’ compensation costs were reduced to the three-year average levels for other Ohio cities. Cleveland’s personnel chief said that the safety official could be fired “if he does not improve.”
What about you? If injury and illness rates rise in your company, could you be held back from a promotion, raise or merit increase — or suspended or fired?