| Saturday, February 11, 2006 |
| Workplace Safe |
There has been a massive government campaign for the past couple of years on 'Workplace Safe' (which is simply appalling grammer, but I think those bright little thinkers in the government advertising department decided it was more catchy than 'workplace safety', which would in fact make much more sense). Obviously I need to pay more attention, because on Thursday morning at work I moved a massive urn full of boiling hot water, placed it down on the ledge where we usually place them, then moved an empty urn into the now-vacated urn spot, and, oh dear, the massive urn full of boiling water has fallen on the floor, filling my shoes with boiling water and burning the top of my foot quite badly. I have no idea why only one foot was burnt, when both my feet were covered in boiling water and both hurt to an equal degree. All at 7 am in the morning. So, one trip to accident and emergeny later and I'm off work (waitressing, not uni) for 16 days. Which is an absolute bugger, because it's very busy at work at the moment and I had some nice long shifts on Saturday ($24 an hour, at least 12 hours) and PUBLIC HOLIDAY Monday at the Hobart Cup (my work has a VIP tent out at the racecourse - $36 an hour, for at least 10 hours). I still get workers compensation, but it sucks in comparison. OH, and the thoughtful people in OH&S decided that while my medical certificate says 'complete rest' and 'unfit for work until 25th February', I can do a little job for them and produce a booklet on workers compensation and the rehabilitation processes of the company, and go back to the doctor and get my medical certificate changed to 'fit for office work'. AND while I do this little booklet, I do it on those days I was rostered on for an ordinary waitressing shift, on workers compensation pay, which is a fraction of my normal pay.
I know NOTHING about workers compensation policies and rehabilitation practices. Okay, I got a very hasty introduction when I cut my finger badly last year, and refamiliarised myself with the workers compensation forms yesterday for my burn, but not enough to write a booklet on it. And they've given me examples of booklets from other places (like Adelaide uni - because that's relevant to a hotel-casino-function centre-lots of internal office staff place of work).
But WHY would those people up in OH&S decide that me, a lowly food and beverage attendant from functions would be knowledgeble enough to write a booklet on workers comp and rehabilitation? They seemed to assume that because I go to uni and know how to operate a computer I will naturally be able to author a book on company policies of workers compensation and rehabilitation. I have this feeling that whatever I produce won't be what OH&S were after, or just won't be good enough, so all the time I KNOW I'm going to spend researching workers compensation and writing and formatting this darn booklet will just be wasted.
I'm grumpy because I can't go to aqua aerobics and I really enjoy it, and because I can't go to 'fatblasta' (ew, that is such a gross name) ordinary aerobics and blast some fat. I still went to body pump though, and an annoying old man (NOT the instructor) came over to me to correct my technique of squatting in a loud voice in front of the class.
So, I'm just grumpy in general, with a sore foot and with no new books to read. I was planning on stocking up at the library yesterday but it was closed due to a fire, and won't be reopening until Tuesday (which is I suppose lucky, because the whole library could have burnt down). And I've already wasted two hours today working on the stupid, waste of time booklet. Oh yes, I'm in a massive grump.
Oh, and whenever I press the forward-slash key this - buying d hally 300k----ownage--- - happens. My brothers have done something extremely odd to the computer. I know that this buying d hally 300k----ownage--- is some kind of instruction from the online game Runescape that now defines their lives. Must say it gave me a surprise though. buying d hally 300k----ownage--- buying d hally 300k----ownage--- |
posted by Cecilia @ 2:29 pm  |
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You, my love, are a slave to your exercise. It's very disturbing!
And you were not the editor of both the GYC (our school, o unknowing ones) newsletter thingies for nothing! I'm sure you'll make a great brochure: don't stab yourself in the hand, don't dive headfirst into a vat of simmering oil and, oh yeah, don't pour boiling water into your shoes :)
See? Easy
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ouch, poor thing. and that sounds like the most boring job ever, do you HAVE to do it? - if they MAKE you, id do it really badly, in crayon with lots of drawings of stick people having weird accients like 'what to do if a dove pecks you and it goes septic and your elbows fall off'
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Hope your nicely drunk at the Hobart Cup Bug. Monkey, I have to admit that I've tried my hardest with this stupid workers compensation booklet, and it still sucks. It has very pretty pictures and fonts though!
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You, my love, are a slave to your exercise. It's very disturbing!
And you were not the editor of both the GYC (our school, o unknowing ones) newsletter thingies for nothing! I'm sure you'll make a great brochure: don't stab yourself in the hand, don't dive headfirst into a vat of simmering oil and, oh yeah, don't pour boiling water into your shoes :)
See? Easy