I didn't invent it for what that is worth. The word has been used for a while.
Off the top of my head, OSHA started in the 1970's with Nixon (safety culture from that), and hard hats were first used for the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge as far as I know (I think in the 1930's or 1940's).
So, safetyism has been here for a bit now. Think about all the children wearing helmets while riding a bicycle rather slowly. Children didn't wear helmets in the past.
Think about how often you hear the phrase "Safety First" as opposed to "Break a Leg." Think about when you first heard the phrase "Safety First."
Not sure I would object to worksite helmets (or ballistic helmets, if there are going to be ballistic projectiles). Kids helmets are kind of a joke - they'd be better off wearing mouthguards, statistically speaking.
I think 'safety' is just another word that's lost its meaning in the last century. It used to be a matter of protecting yourself from something imminently dangerous, and now it's about protecting yourself from the mundane.
It was the motto in every (above-ground) workplace I've worked at, some of which were genuinely dangerous.
But in factories and construction sites and kitchens, yes, it's a sensible rule. Always be aware of your surroundings, and be up on your safety protocols. Though people wear more equipment than they did 30 or 40 years ago, most of it makes a damn bunch of basic sense. The province I'm in is based on dangerous jobs for the most part ... Fort MacMurray is where young Newfies go to die.
BUT, it has leaked out into the general use area somewhat too much. Look at the assholes wanting to genocide entire species for to "stay safe", when the solution is "stay the fuck out of their habitats and in your own, dumb human snotlickers."
Safetyism is a feminine cancer in the west. Safetyism and its followers are part of the reason the COVID-fiasco happened.
I didn't invent it for what that is worth. The word has been used for a while.
Off the top of my head, OSHA started in the 1970's with Nixon (safety culture from that), and hard hats were first used for the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge as far as I know (I think in the 1930's or 1940's).
So, safetyism has been here for a bit now. Think about all the children wearing helmets while riding a bicycle rather slowly. Children didn't wear helmets in the past.
Think about how often you hear the phrase "Safety First" as opposed to "Break a Leg." Think about when you first heard the phrase "Safety First."
Not sure I would object to worksite helmets (or ballistic helmets, if there are going to be ballistic projectiles). Kids helmets are kind of a joke - they'd be better off wearing mouthguards, statistically speaking.
I think 'safety' is just another word that's lost its meaning in the last century. It used to be a matter of protecting yourself from something imminently dangerous, and now it's about protecting yourself from the mundane.
It was the motto in every (above-ground) workplace I've worked at, some of which were genuinely dangerous.
But in factories and construction sites and kitchens, yes, it's a sensible rule. Always be aware of your surroundings, and be up on your safety protocols. Though people wear more equipment than they did 30 or 40 years ago, most of it makes a damn bunch of basic sense. The province I'm in is based on dangerous jobs for the most part ... Fort MacMurray is where young Newfies go to die.
BUT, it has leaked out into the general use area somewhat too much. Look at the assholes wanting to genocide entire species for to "stay safe", when the solution is "stay the fuck out of their habitats and in your own, dumb human snotlickers."