Re: [Paddlewise] Rhetorical Question: What level of safe is safe enough? - Factory vs Kayak

--- "Dickson, Dana A." <dana.dickson_at_unisys.com>
wrote:

> My professional life is spent working to keep people
> safe at work.
> That, depending on one's perspective could make me
> jaded and cynical, or
> a wise and experienced expert or perhaps something
> else entirely.
> 
> From my perspective safe is not, despite the
> dictionary definition,
> absence of harm. Rather safe is an acceptable level
> of risk.  Safety
> equipment, in the hands of someone that knows how to
> use it can reduce
> the level of risk.  Good judgment in the person of
> someone who has

In practical terms, What would kayaking look like if
it were governed by rules similar to a North American
Unionized factory style workplace?  

> I'm with those who what safety equipment, good
> judgment and good skills.
> Not only so I am more likely to go on trips with
> people who come back
> alive, but also so that someone might be prepared to
> save me.

It is interesting to note that many of the "mistakes"
reported in the book "Deep Trouble" were people who
had  inadequate equipment or didn't know how to use
the equipment they had on hand.

Derek


 
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