Jobs with an element of risk to safety

[Cucumberz]

I’d really like to hear about others experiences of people facing roles, specifically roles in which physical safety is at risk. I’m asking for a friend 😉 who’s at a bit of a crossroads in their job. Thankyou if you do take the time to respond.

Is your workplace safe for people/staff? Are you trained in deescalation and restraint? Was the training enough to do your role? Does your pay reflect the level of risk to your own safety? Do your managers really care about staff safety and well-being? Are they receptive on how to make working environments safer and supportive? Have you ever sustained injuries at work or limped through work place trauma? Have you called it a day or have a point at which you will call it a day and leave the job? How did you get into your role and what will you do on leaving your role?

Anyone 😗

There’s this in an awful lot of jobs now, too many go to work with the risk of injury from other people.

I was abused and assaulted many times over the years. Finally I was kicked across the room which did something to my back due to the force of it.
That was my decision to leave my profession.
Management of course did nothing as it’s accepted as part of the job.

I did carry on for a few years after this but then COVID escalated the poor attitude to our safety and it became magnified. Our lives were on the line and at risk.
No one gave a fuck. No one.

So I worked through it because I had no choice, then I left.

I used to work somewhere that there was a risk to safety due to lone working with vulnerable people out in the community/ in their homes.

Some of the people I worked with had violent histories or had offended etc.

My employer did care and there were (some) processes in place, but there was still a risk, and tbh the processes weren't really enough, they weren't rigorous or thought through enough to cover all eventualities, we didn't have enough risk assessments or training.

I was in some situations where I did feel threatened/ scared and honestly I don't think the job was well paid enough to justify that.

There was a feeling that my manager cared but didn't really fully understand the risks of what we were doing. Looking back, I wasn't trained properly at all, I was just told the process.

I left the job eventually - but not for this reason. I enjoyed the work despite this but it did take a certain resilience.

What type of job is your friend going for? And what are they worried about specifically?

I think as long as they vet the employer they will be OK, but jobs like this do tend to have an inherent element of risk that can't really be removed, even with good processes and training.

Been involved in an accident that wasn't your fault?

Where there's blame there's a claim, why does your OP read like the instructions for a project?

That's very cynical. It reads to me that OP (or their friend) is simply thinking about a new career and has a lot of questions/ concerns.

That’s right, I'm thinking about a new career. The violence has ramped up more recently which has made me reflect. I like working with everyone but management are generally out of touch and staff welfare often neglected.

Prison service?

@OhHelloMiss as we know, gets more dangerous by the day.

That was my first thought too.