text_combined: safety bulletin team concept given us numerous opportunities improvements past several years team members continuing recognized rewarded positive efforts accomplishments accomplishments made trust responsibilities increase team experiences growth maturity associated rewards part growth maturity must include realization acceptance teams responsibility monitor enforce company policies procedures heard 2000 protect complying enforcing requirements zero tolerance choose along rewards positive efforts also consequences fail act circumstances call action year 2000 several ets employees received disciplinary action result failure act ignoring safe work practices cases distributed employees form safety bulletin intention learn instances make work place even safer publish first hopefully safety bulletin 2001 would like share two instances last year repeatedly counseling fellow team member observed violating several safety requirements including hard hat safety glasses frc one team took action ultimately resulted person discharged may seem harsh outcome much better person injuring even worse fellow team member person others expressing concern well chose ignore warnings individual team members acted responsibility team whole accepted accountability second case team member chose drive company vehicle without using seatbelt employee involved accident ejecting vehicle causing injuries could prevented seat belt would properly used employee lucky alive use seat belts occupants company vehicles one basic elements program requirement 20 years use seat belts habit forming could first time employee failed use possible team members observed failure past acted could prevented positive interaction positive interaction taken ignored declaration interdependence introduced 1998 made commitment would brothers sisters keeper remind need comply safety requirements times employees may feel uncomfortable enforcing requirements relieve person responsibility likewise team responsible accountable actions lack required action team member individual team member team whole responsible outcome disciplinary action management may required take please assist us creating safest work environment possible important personal goal whatever takes arrive home safely every night expect nothing less peers members leadership hold accountable