Some serious humor (oxymoron?) for a Monday morning:
There was an article in the June Industrial Safety and
Hygiene News that was written by Karl Lody, “the pen name used by an OSHA
industrial hygienist.” I guess that
means he doesn’t want (or is not allowed by his employer) to write under his
real name.
I can’t wait to read his articles in the future. The first one has a line I love – “Karl’s
Principle number 1: If it makes sense to you, it may not comply with
OSHA.”
I don’t think this is limited to OSHA – how many government
rules and regulations make little logical sense? They are watered down by special interests,
written in complicated legalese, outdated by the time they are passed . . .
And yet one of my other favorite quotes is WinstonChurchill's “ . . . democracy is the worst form of government except all
those other forms that have been tried . . .” Perhaps our sausage making system of regulation is a mess, but what other system is better?
Unfortunately, I think this other Churchill quote seems to be gaining: "The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."
