Banking Safety
This week in Management 251, the topic has been health and safety. Based on what we discussed in class, the banking industry would not seem to be a particularly interesting vehicle for discussing these issues. However, the very nature of the banking industry creates safety concerns from external sources, which was not an aspect of safety that we particularly focused upon in class. While we did discuss dangerous jobs, in the sense of those were accidents are possible due to long work hours, we did not mention safety concerns arising from outside sources. While these are not as easily predictable and, therefore, cannot be easily prepared for, precautions still must be made in a banking environment. Obviously, banks are targets for robberies and, therefore, create a possibility for a dangerous encounter. This is not the type of situation that proper management and policy can prevent, but with appropriate management and policy, the danger can be lessened. That is why such things as employee cooperation under these circumstances as well as silent alarms have been implemented. These decrease the chances of a violence occurring at the bank. Nonetheless, this is clearly an area of concern in the banking industry that is, presumably, addressed openly and with clear policy implementation. This is the sort of management practice that could be the difference between life and death, so open and honest discussion of this issue is crucial in this work environment.
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