Friday, August 24, 2012

Should we blame a building ?

Should we blame a building for a terrible tragedy ? Is the building of the Villaggio Mall which should be punished  and destroyed or the mentality that lead to the tragedy ? People who do not care /managers who do not practice fire drills ,who  do not contact the firefighters and inform them about the existence of a nursery ,authorities giving permission to the minister's daughter to run a nursery in a backroom without emergency exit ...teachers who do not rush out of the place with kids when they smell the smoke first but  they call here and there to get orders because they  got used to obeying and not used to take  their own decisions ... will the new  fire protecting instruments be really working when employees are so  uncertain about   their duties in case of an unexpected situation ? Just a little example . Some days ago  my child was waiting for a game 20 minutes in an overcrowded amusement park .That went out of order and she got stuck in the middle of the line not being able to come out .The staff did not know what to do . The crowd was bigger and bigger and it took the staff 10 minutes or more to decide that the game was not working and instruct the kids to turn back and walk out without pushing each other . Ten minutes or more  so many kids who wanted to leave got stuck among the bars and other kids ...awful experience ...and it could have been avoided with telling two words ..." Sorry -it is out of order -turn back kids and walk back " 
We can not avoid another tragedy until "the cheaper the better" policy is the main trend when hiring work force here and not the competence is the important .

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