Keith Thank you for what you are doing to keep churches safe and informed. A year and a half ago I was asked to put together a Safety Team. I'm a retired firefighter with 33 years of service for a large department in California. I am now residing in Texas. I put togther a policy and operating procedure manual approved by my church. After…
Keith Thank you for what you are doing to keep churches safe and informed. A year and a half ago I was asked to put together a Safety Team. I'm a retired firefighter with 33 years of service for a large department in California. I am now residing in Texas. I put togther a policy and operating procedure manual approved by my church. After serving the church as the Safety Director for the Safety Team I resigned because I didn't have the backing of the church as far as enforcing church policy. IE minors being left unattended in class rooms. After a number of these violations by volunteer teachers and 3 teachers complaining to the Elders that I was agressive or displayed a bad attitude I was placed on probation, and I was not to instruct or correct anyone. In my 33 years of service in the fire and life safety profession I have never heard that when it comes to safety and life safety. I waited 4 months to come to a resolution hoping they would uphold their own church policy. They did not. So I resigned. I felt I could not in good conscience act as Safety Director with my hands tied.
Keith Thank you for what you are doing to keep churches safe and informed. A year and a half ago I was asked to put together a Safety Team. I'm a retired firefighter with 33 years of service for a large department in California. I am now residing in Texas. I put togther a policy and operating procedure manual approved by my church. After serving the church as the Safety Director for the Safety Team I resigned because I didn't have the backing of the church as far as enforcing church policy. IE minors being left unattended in class rooms. After a number of these violations by volunteer teachers and 3 teachers complaining to the Elders that I was agressive or displayed a bad attitude I was placed on probation, and I was not to instruct or correct anyone. In my 33 years of service in the fire and life safety profession I have never heard that when it comes to safety and life safety. I waited 4 months to come to a resolution hoping they would uphold their own church policy. They did not. So I resigned. I felt I could not in good conscience act as Safety Director with my hands tied.