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Here in the states, at least most of them, its illegal to make employees pay for equipment they unintentionally damage or destroy. If you force the offender to pay up or loose their job then you have something like blackmail.
I am amazed at the amount tools that are lost, left behind, damaged, destroyed and stolen. All that stuff adds up.
"but its only a $9.00 utility knife"
Most employees don't understand that $9.00 for the company is really more like $13.00. and, it comes out of your pocket!
We know issue each crew the needed tools to do their daily routine tasks. The tools stay with them all the time. Each foreman has his name written on them. If they do not have what they need they have to fill out a form saying why they need another. If something is broken then the broken pieces are required to be returned. It seems to be working pretty well.
The foreman realize they are accountable for their crews tools. He in turn makes his guys accountable.
I understand when things get broken in the line of duty. We are in construction. But, I still can not understand when something like your drill is left out for the trek back to the shop.
Peace,
Rex
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Rex Mann
RM Stonescaping
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