[… this post is a continuation of the previous entry…] Mr. Antonio Espinosa, from Casa Agustín (family nickname), is more or less 65. His approximate age may be deduced from some details he told me last saturday in Jánovas: in Read More …
Tag: responsibility
Jánovas, the evicted village aiming to reborn – Part I
The sad story of the latests decades of Jánovas (Chánovas in Aragonese lenguaje) hangs on the wall of one of the houses that remain partially standing in this village belonging to the municipality of Fiscal, in the Aragonese region of Sobrarbe. Read More …
The unceasing professional specialization
Fortunately, work does´t uses to be as the Battle of Thermopilae or anything like that. This doesn´t prevent the story of Leonidas´and his 300 Spartans may be used many times as an example of effort and determination when difficulties come and, Read More …
A coherent use of technology at work
Days ago, a new released the agreement in France to limit the worker´s access to the corporate e-mail and other services (WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook,…) in order to communicate with the company once the labour journey finished. I don´t know Read More …
The shanzhai dilemma, part II: all we are a bit shanzhai
“Do the Chinese manufacturers of shanghai products comply with the environmental, labour and safety and health requirements at their workplaces, as the big manufacturers of the original products are requested?” This was the question I did the Chinese speaker who gave the Read More …
The shanzhai dilemma, part I: a serious parody
Last week I attended a lecture given in Barcelona Activa about China from a professional and business point of view. Among all the explanations, there was one issue that attracted specially my attention: “shanzhai” products. The term shanzhai refers to the range Read More …
The Keeling Curve´s top higher and higher: 400 ppm reached two months earlier than last year
Not for being expected, the issue is less disappointing. Two weeks ago, the Keeling Curve -the most accepted atmospheric carbon dioxide indicator- overshot for the first time in 2014 the 400 ppm level. Last wednesday march 12th, the Mauna Loa Read More …
What do laws serve to?
As a part of a consultancy work I do for the company PrevenControl, I am since some time ago involved in the development of guides collecting requirements that exist in countries all around the world, mainly occupational safety requirements to Read More …
The pillars of the Earth
Weeks ago, I finished reading “The pillars of the Earth”, the great book by Ken Follett. One of the thinks I most liked was how well are the characters defined as the events happen. It almost could be said that, Read More …
Aragon Valley Classic: Ferrocarril Central de Aragón´s train accident in Luco (Teruel, Aragón), 1904
This is a classic entry on the catastrophe suffered in the summer of 1904 by a train from the Ferrocarril Central de Aragón company, while travelling towards Calatayud from Valencia, which was the regular itinerary of this historic railway. It Read More …
Do we exchange our jobs for one day?
Days ago, a workmate brought a comment on one of my professional activities, occupational safety and health: “the think is that, your work has a lot to do with common sense“. It didn´t surprised me too much since I have Read More …
Responsibility vs authority
Surely you will feel it, or felt it time ago or, if no, you will in a future: As you get professional experience, there are two concepts gaining importance among the roster of aspects to take into account when performing Read More …
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