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Re:The IceCube Neutrino Detector at the South Pole Hits Paydirt by ghaff on Thursday July 12, 2018 @07:00PM (#17519329)
Pilots being another good example.

Years ago, I interviewed for a couple of positions with Schlumberger which, at the time, basically went out to oil wells and made various measurements. In a lot of ways, it was essentially a tech job but the reason you had engineers (assisted by techs) was that you had various training and, presumably, other background for when things went sideways.

Re:The IceCube Neutrino Detector at the South Pole Hits Paydirt by skrebbel on Friday July 13, 2018 @02:37AM (#17520933)
Fun story, though off topic: Schlumberger, having people all over the world on dangerous places such as oil platforms (but also in offices), thinks that physical safety for their employees is very important. They iterated on this so well for so many decades, that the primary cause of employee death is now traffic accidents, involving employees thousands of miles away from oil wells, on their way to the office.

Problem solved? Of course not. Employee safety is still a core KPI after all. So to address this problem, they installed a device in every company issued car which makes a BEEP! sound every time you drive aggressively (as judged by the device). After three BEEP!s you have to explain yourself to your boss.

Re:The IceCube Neutrino Detector at the South Pole Hits Paydirt by Ntrails on Friday July 13, 2018 @04:11AM (#17521271)
I do not want a company car that much...
Re:The IceCube Neutrino Detector at the South Pole Hits Paydirt by Cyph0n on Friday July 13, 2018 @03:47PM (#17526089)
Not only that, but not wearing a seatbelt (even as a passenger) can get you fired on the spot!

I was extremely impressed with the safety-first culture when I interned at Schlumberger a few years back. Your coworkers will yell at you if you simply step into a work area with proper PPE (hardhat, safety boots, etc.).

Re:The IceCube Neutrino Detector at the South Pole Hits Paydirt by raverbashing on Friday July 13, 2018 @08:56AM (#17522509)
Seems like your standard tachometer with an alerting system, a lot of companies have company cars with something similar