One of our loyal members Shane' has spoken to a bus driver who advised a lot of bus drivers want to resign from their occupation because of 'Rock Throwing'. We have covered this community negative issue before and find it is a common occurence even though one community memeber has been caught by the Mount Druitt police and charged.
I can not sympathise with the 'Rock Throwers' who's immediate response is to cause harm and destruction to vital community transport services. I do sympathise with bus drivers, especially if hurt, harm or event death occurs but we as a transport lobbyist group can only preach to the converted at this stage - we would like to involve these children to visit bus operators depots, to see how a bus company runs and promote the goodness of having essential bus services within our community.
Whether or not a bus driver wants to resign is an individual choice, just like anyone that resigns from any occupation. My thoughts on safety (As a chairperson of an OH&S work Committee) is that every occupation has a potential threat on health and safety issues in any work environment. Some work environments have more dangers than others, this is where the employer has to ensure they have done everything to completely provide safety measures to all employees. When it come to safety coming from within the community, this is where it is outside the employers reach to control these measures - although through proper community educational programs - this may be resolved.
Think about these above thoughts!!!!
I can not sympathise with the 'Rock Throwers' who's immediate response is to cause harm and destruction to vital community transport services. I do sympathise with bus drivers, especially if hurt, harm or event death occurs but we as a transport lobbyist group can only preach to the converted at this stage - we would like to involve these children to visit bus operators depots, to see how a bus company runs and promote the goodness of having essential bus services within our community.
Whether or not a bus driver wants to resign is an individual choice, just like anyone that resigns from any occupation. My thoughts on safety (As a chairperson of an OH&S work Committee) is that every occupation has a potential threat on health and safety issues in any work environment. Some work environments have more dangers than others, this is where the employer has to ensure they have done everything to completely provide safety measures to all employees. When it come to safety coming from within the community, this is where it is outside the employers reach to control these measures - although through proper community educational programs - this may be resolved.
Think about these above thoughts!!!!
1 comment:
Those rock throwers are the scum of the earth. They should take their or their parents centrelink benefits off them for 6 months and see how they like it then. Better still, take them to Eastern Creek race way and make them drive down the main straight while we throw rocks in their windscreens. That might teach them not to do it again.
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