sorry PBL still disagree on this. Freak accident and irresponsible behaviour are two separate entities here.
If we accept what you are saying there is no point in licensing individuals, there is no point in accepting responsibility for what you do. The actual mechanics of the accident may have been freak but the route to it was not.
One is licensed which gives authority, responsibility and accountability. It is one's duty to repair in accordance with approved manuals. It is one's duty to say NO when its being done incorrectly. That is the whole point of responsibility.
If you then turn round and say, well life is hard you poor thing go home and forget it, we will be turning the clock backwards and not forward. The effect of charging the mechanic will wake up a few other individuals and improve safety.
A just culture with accountability is what we need, not a mollycoddle state.
Last edited by Safety Concerns; 19th Dec 2010 at 13:02.