Re:Blue-collar wages are surging. Can it last?
by skrause on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @02:33PM
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Here in Germany it's illegal to drug test your employees and yet there are less fatal injuries at work compared to the US (https://sites.google.com/site/ryoichihoriguchi/home/occupati...).
Re:Blue-collar wages are surging. Can it last?
by brandonmenc on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @05:34PM
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We have higher rates of drug use and overdose in the US compared to Germany.
Re:Blue-collar wages are surging. Can it last?
by lostlogin on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @02:41AM
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I’ve seen a fair few industrial accidents including amputations and deaths. I don’t think that the injuries we have each seen are very relevant.
The things that are detected and punished are not necessarily the things that cause harm. Smoking pot a week ago isn’t actually a problem. Being tired from watching Netflix all night is far worse, as are a few other things, including drugs which aren’t readily detected. The imperfect system currently used causes one hell of a lot of harm. There needs to be something, but the current system isn’t right.
Have you ever seen a lathe accident, for example?
You can't spot test for being high on marijuana or pills like you can for drunkenness, so you rely on the urine test to keep everyone on the floor safe from being crushed in a press by a stoned co-worker (or themselves.)