NGIS Safety Issues

Then I was told at the February 19th manager meeting that I can no longer talk to associates about safety issues. I am the NGIS Safety representative and as I do my walk about, I ask the associates if they have noticed any safety issues that need to be addressed. I was told I can no longer ask them about this. If it is truly a safety issue and can be addressed by maintenance, I go straight to maintenance and report it. If it deals with anything else I have reported that to Lisa. I have been told by Wade, Victor, and Lisa that I cannot talk to the associates at all. At this time I choose to come in beginning at 0730 and leave at 1600 so that I would not be in the vicinity of the KRONOS clock when housekeepers were clocking in and out. I refer the associates back to their chain of command or HR for any questions that they came to me …show more content…
In the agenda it states that all safety issues must go to General and Operations manager going forward. This was when I was told verbally that I cannot talk to the staff about safety issues. I cannot help it if the associates respect me and ask my opinion. I no longer give my opinion to anyone other than Wade; I only tell them that I cannot hear what they have to say and to use the chain of command, HR, or to quit talking about what ever bothers them. I was also told that if an associate talks to me I have to immediately report it to Lisa and Victor. If Donna sees me talking to any associate she comes to see what we are discussing. I have told Wade that I don’t hide in my office to have conversations and that he can walk in on any conversation that I am having, and yet two associates have been specifically told to report anything I