So I'm a Lead over at the Boardwalk, yeah? Rollercoasters and rides and s**t. Well, on Monday I finally got trained to operate another ride and this guy named Jose was my "trainer". Let us just say, many of the Leads over at the Boardwalk are very lazy (in comparision to the rigor and safety I was used to at Great America), and Jose is one of the absolute laziest. Every ride has a "training checklist" which details all the important stuff you're supposed to go over during a training. Very straightforward, you check off the list as you discuss each topic of importance.
Well Jose didn't bother. He just kind of went over some basics and I had to ask for the training sheet and ask EVERY question to ensure he'd covered everything. Cuz he wasn't gonna. But I wasn't gonna sign my name on a document saying the material had been covered if it hadn't been.
Okay, well anyhow, at some point during my training I asked him why he didn't think it was important to go over information like Emergency Evacuation Procedures. His response? "No one's died yet."
Nice. Real ******** nice.
Fast-forward to yesterday. Did anyone hear about the accident involving the travelling Fireball (it was at Ohio State Park) that killed someone and injured several others? We have that same ride at our park (though a more permanent installation version of it). It's now been closed and will be undergoing thorough investigation to determine it's safe to operate.
But I can't help but wonder how Jose feels. Or if he still just doesn't care about the importance of rider safety.
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