Well, dear readers…….it is fortunate I was sat down when I read this………as the words Ukrainian Government + the words plan…….are not only an oxymoron but also used together in a sentence about as often as buying a genuine Rolex for $10 from a street trader…….unless of course the sentence goes along the lines of “I see the Ukrainian Government has not f*cking plan…….again!!”
So, you can imagine my surprise…….no, surprise is an understatement……..you can imagine my shock, when I read the headline “Government approves strategy for development of labor potential“……they don’t have a plan……it’s even better they have a “strategy!”
Eh?………You want to know about the “strategy”?……..Well here is the cut and paste announcement from the Government website……..
Government approves strategy for development of labor potential
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a strategy of the national social program for the retention and development of labor potential until 2017.
The implementation of the program is expected to reduce qualitative and quantitative disproportion on the labor market. The number of employed people is expected to grow by 500,000 or one million. The drafting and implementation of this program is expected to help reduce the number of industrial accidents, decrease the level of professional disease, and bring life expectancy in Ukraine closer to the level of European Union countries.
…….Yeh….it is a bit of an anti-climax I know.
From what I can see from the details given……..the plan is to prevent 500,000 to 1,000,000 deaths and serious injuries….. so serious they prevent working ever again….. in the workplace between now and 2017.
Now of course being IOSH qualified……..OSHA being the American equivalent……..it is a laudable goal………because, as we know, every accident or near miss in the work place is avoidable………
…….but this is the sum total of the “strategy”? Hardly the complete answer to the problem people!!
