Re: The dangers of wearing shorts in a machine shop


"Bill Roberto" <upnrunning@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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what possible hazard could wearing shorts in a shop violate? *Note,
both companies are huge management intense companies. One is union the
other is an excellent target for one. For one I went out and bought some
pants, today I was given a one size fits all painters over smock. I was
way more unsafe in that than if I just wore shorts. The absurdity of the
situation was quite amusing to everyone who saw me. No one enforcing the
rule could explain why shorts are a safety hazard. I think it is an OSHA
rule is the only explanation I got. Does anyone else have a no shorts
rule and what is the explanation? It isn't worth losing business over so
now I just keep a spare pair of long pants in my truck just in case. The
first time I heard "we can't let you in with shorts." I thought they
were kidding. The second time got me wondering how many people have that
rule?

Well, ( moving upwards a notch or three on the "absurdity"
level )...thinking here about maybe opening up a shop that's strictly for
nudists......

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SVL



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