Interaction at business websites usually ranges from tepid to nonexistent, but that wasn’t the case when a site catering to industrial health and safety managers weighed in on comments attributed to cable TV personality Mike Rowe, star of the series “Dirty Jobs.”
Rowe touched off a furor when he defended his own non-use of personal protective equipment (PPE) when tackling jobs that posed a risk of injury. In comments reported on SafetyNewsAlert.com, the TV personality said, “When a business tells you that they are more concerned with your safety than anything else, beware, they are not being honest.” He also explained the absence of PPE as a reflection of practices at the firms he visits. “I take my cues from them,” he wrote.