The Pros And Cons Of Mishap

Breaking down the first option and taking a closer look at it, the first thing that comes to mind is cons for this scenario. By not telling anyone and “sweeping it under the rug” it may re-enforce the attitude that it was not a big deal and if something like this happens again in the future it does not need to be reported. Secondly, by not doing anything about the mishap it could be setting somebody up for the same trap in the future. Maybe the employee missed turning the pump on because of a procedural error in the plants start up procedures or another reason could be there is a lack of training in how important the correct steps are done in the correct order. Without ever investigating what happened, it may set other employees up to fall into this potential dangerous and life threating issue. One of the plus sides of just disregarding the mishap is there would be no paperwork to fill out in terms of having to fill a safety incident report out hence, less work on the supervisor. Another plus may be the employee would never receive an unfavorable discipline and would continue to remain one of the higher performing employees within the plant. The second option, sitting the employee down and having a counseling session on proper procedures for startup, which would also have a local record …show more content…
I would sit the employee down and give counseling as described in options two. But instead of keeping the report hidden in my file cabinet, I would sit down with the rest of the team and go over my personal findings on the mishap and hope to get feedback from other employees on how to help prevent this from happening in the future. This way everyone is aware of a potential trap in the plant or it just reinforces the proper startup procedures. Lastly, I would want to sit down with my supervisor and explain the process and results of my personal finding and look for feedback from him or