How factories were made safe

Re:How factories were made safe by bsder on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @06:10PM (#28532155)

The key for workman's comp was no-fault--you pay for your own accidents. That had to be enshrined in law to work.

Several US states HAD No-Fault insurance laws--ie your own insurance company pays for your own accidents.

The insurance companies lobbied like crazy to get those removed. They're all gone now.

If you got those No-Fault insurance laws back, the required systems thinking would ensue.

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Re:How factories were made safe by TheCoelacanth on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @11:06PM (#28534777)

Wouldn't it be more analogous to if the state or the Department of Transportation paid for all accidents since they are the ones controlling the system? Insurance companies don't have any power to change road designs or traffic laws.

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Re:How factories were made safe by tdeck on Tuesday September 14, 2021 @11:25PM (#28534894)

Pennsylvania at least has no-fault auto insurance.

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Re:How factories were made safe by bsder on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @03:21AM (#28536225)

It used to. The auto lobby got rid of it. Did it come back at some point?

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Re:How factories were made safe by tdeck on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @01:49PM (#28542170)

Google tells me it does; I checked before posting my original comment. Can you find anything that says otherwise?

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Re:How factories were made safe by bsder on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @07:39PM (#28545914)

PA is apparently kind of weird: https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/pennsylvania-no-faul...

Also, "No Fault" doesn't cover vehicle damage. Apparently, this is what I was remembering. It changed when I lived in Pennsylvania (that was quite a while ago).

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