A recent FaceBook post by the South Dakota Highway Patrol is getting a lot of attention. The pics are alarming, to say the least. But some of the comments are an indication of where safety stands in the United States culture of safety.
When people decry government intervention as “crossing a line,”… “that truck driver is just trying to make a living, maybe if the government did not have so many rules and taxes he could feed his family“.
INSPECTIONS and/or AUDITS play a critical role in the safety of that driver AND those he/she shares the road with (i.e. you, me, our families, etc.)
Inspections are looking for ACTIVE FAILURES that could lead to an event. Much like this truck inspection in SD.
On the other hand, Audits are intended to verify that the “inspection process” is working as intended.
We inspect conditions – we audit systems.
