That's an interesting point re: unequal power relationships.

by KGB, Belly o. the Beast, Monday, April 18, 2011, 14:15 (5547 days ago) @ Dylan
edited by KGB, Monday, April 18, 2011, 15:33

And it creates the potential for a serious accident when the people in your operation who are at the greatest risk of bodily harm are also the ones on the lowest rung of the food chain. It should be explicitly spelled out to everyone in that position that they have the authority to come out of that lift if they feel that the conditions are unsafe for whatever reason. Such rights may have been implicitly understood as part of ND's operational procedures, but that's not enough. A lot of kids in that situation might be inclined to feel that coming out of the lift not only represents a failure to do the job required but that they're letting the football team down, as well. And that's not fair at all, although I doubt that ND is alone in the lack of clear communication on that front.