Someone once said, “Better a hundred guilty men go free than one innocent man be imprisoned.” It’s the same way about safety: Better a hundred projects be late and over budget than one person’s safety be compromised. No construction project is worth someone’s life.
Whenever I get in my car to drive anywhere, I always consider the fact that I could be killed while driving. Anyone with a remotely dangerous working condition should think the same: that you could be killed at work today. Contractors need to make the safety and well being of their workers the number-one priority of business. A company is only as good as its workers. Workers are more important than profits, contrary to some business philosophies.