Before you dive into this, I need to set the stage... My next post — the one about how we turned Safety into a department instead of a core value — the one I intended to drop today — needs context. That post is the heart of the whole damn problem. That’s where the wheels first came off. But before we get to that mess, we need to talk about: How we drifted so far off the path in the first place. We didn’t just bureaucratize Safety… We didn’t just hand it to the wrong people… We rebranded loss prevention and risk management as “Safety,” and expected the boots to salute it like gospel. This is the prequel… the throat punch… the opening salvo... Because you can’t understand how Safety lost its soul until you understand how the suits rewrote the definition to fit their optics instead of our reality. Let’s quit pretending we don’t know what happened here... Somewhere between the bean counters, the lawyers, PR, and whatever “strategic initiative” committee was meeting in a room with catered muffins and designer coffee, somebody decided to pull off the biggest word-swap in the history of this trade: They slapped a “SAFETY” sticker on loss prevention and risk management… and expected us not to notice. They didn’t change the work. They didn’t change the culture. They just changed the label — and acted like that was leadership. And now everyone’s standing around, shocked that the field doesn’t trust a damn thing with the word Safety on it. WHAT SAFETY USED TO BE (BACK WHEN IT STILL MEANT SOMETHING) Safety used to be the old hands teaching you how not to die. Not how not to ding a truck, not how to avoid cracking a tail lamp, and sure as hell not how to protect someone’s preventable-incident KPI. IT MEANT HOW NOT TO DIE. It was blood-and-bone knowledge: • How to hear danger before you saw it. • How to shut shit down when something felt wrong. • How to pick up the guy next to you… when his knees shook. • How to walk away from a near miss with a lesson… not paperwork and punishment.

A couple of months ago my company had a pretty bad accident in Wichita. Long story short, crew had broken cross arm, JM was unpinning the neutral in his leathers, cross arm broke and phase landed on his back. They have put a committee together made up of both management and BU guys to talk/implement cradle to cradle. We have never had it before. All I know is at face value you can't do anything without gloves and sleeves on. I'm sure this is not correct. My question is on my crew, our rule is whenever your going up with the intent to work primary or work in the MAD, or you can reach, extend, or fall into the primary MAD, you have your shit on. I'm sure some is up to how the company interprets it also. Just wanted to hear you alls thoughts/ what your companies do. Thanks

I've added some new material over the last few days, including some EB&G and Confined Space. It was locked while I was adding content, but should be open now. Take a look and tell me what you think, if y'all would. This platform and everything we're trying to build relies on YOUR participation. Speak up, interact, introduce yourself! You're opinion and perspective matters!!! We only fix what's broken by having REAL, HONEST, DIFFICULT conversations. I appreciate each and everyone of you!!! Little update there's more than 300 of us now, and from all parts of the world!!! ~Kevin

First off — thank you. Every single one of you who stepped in here with me just took a leap most people talk about but never make. You showed up. You raised your hand. You said, “Yeah, I’m in. Let’s build something that actually matters.” We're a week into this thing. The First 250 are here; it's been incredible. This place? It’s a work in progress. Still rough around the edges. Still finding its footing. Just like everyone of us did when we first stepped into this trade, but that’s the beauty of it — we’re building it together, in real time, with real conversations and real truth. Several of the modules are filled, and I'm adding more content and programs as we grow. I can't say enough about how grateful I am for all of you. I don’t take it lightly. You could be anywhere else, listening to the same polished corporate noise we’ve all heard for years — but instead, you’re here helping build something raw, honest, and for the boots, not the optics. So settle in. Speak up. Contribute. Call bullshit when you see it. This is your community as much as mine. Welcome to Lineman Bull$hit Skool — where truth lives, we learn from each other, and we rise together. ~Kevin