One mechanic on the shop floor said that if anyone on the Boeing line pushed a big red 'stop' button, management's response would be to dust it for fingerprints. Whether true or not, the thinking was there. As was the fear of the button
The fear of the stop button - we had an explosion in our gas plant which killed some and injured others, the operators first though was I if I hit the stop button production will cease, on the face of it in the circumstances faced an odd thought to have you would think. But once again managements view was production was paramount. The plant was continually run in alarm mode, that is, there was always an emergency being handled some where.
The lad (operator) they tried to place all the blame upon was blameless, a Royal Commission investigation so found. Never the less it destroyed the young man psychologically, also his marriage. A large, large American company by the way with a complete lack of standards.