It would be impossible to cover every event or job situation that could occur, therefore, common sense should be your guide in those situations where more specific instructions are absent. The City regulation, like all safety regulations, is structured to promote an awareness and an understanding of the tragic human and monetary effects that unsafe work conditions and work practices have on the safety and health of each employee. The City of St. Louis is a large employer with employees dispersed throughout its boundaries. There are wide differences in the tasks performed and services provided by our employees. It is our diversity which dictates that we work as a team and direct our efforts towards reducing accidents among City employees.
Accidents are an indication of wasteful and inefficient operations.
More importantly, accidents are a tremendous drain on our human resources without which, there would be no operation. The City believes that accidents are preventable. Therefore, every employee must accept individual responsibility for eliminating hazards in the work place and averting unsafe job performance. When we understand and accept that safe job performance begins with each individual, and we perform our duties in ways that minimize our accident exposure, we are on the road to enhanced job satisfaction and performance.