[bert]

.....BUT the worker is also responsible......

There is a tendency among construction workers in small firms to ignore many safety rules. They aren't stringently enforced by supervisors who have too much to do and aren't required to be knowlegable either.

Safety meetings, so called Tool Box Sessions don't exist.

There are trenches and there are trenches. Some routinely work in unshored ditches and are unharmed...... leading to a belief that the regulations are un needed.

[Dan Evans]

There is a tendency among construction workers in small firms to ignore many safety rules. They aren't stringently enforced by supervisors who have too much to do and aren't required to be knowledgeable either.

If you want to keep your business solvent and out of court, you had better have knowledgeable supervisors who have the time to do their job. The macho culture of the construction worker is hostile to safety concerns. You need supervisors with the ability to override that culture.