Masonry Magazine June 2011 Page. 22

Words: Brad Bailey, Zach Everett
Masonry Magazine June 2011 Page. 22

Masonry Magazine June 2011 Page. 22
Changing Employee Attitudes Toward Safety
By Zach Everett
Photos courtesy of Brad Bailey, BRAZOS Masonry

We can apply lessons from Sir Winston Churchill to our business operations today.

BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER 1939, NAZI GERMANY INVADED AND EASILY TOOK POLAND, FRANCE AND NORWAY, and conquered or subdued much of continental Europe. There were Nazi-Soviet agreements, along with the Japanese making up the Axis power. Britain stood alone against an ominous enemy: Adolf Hitler and the seemingly unstoppable Nazi army. The United States joined the fight when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

20 MASONRY June 2011 www.masoncontractors.org The Voice of the Masonry Industry


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