EHS professionals are in the business of saving lives and preventing workplace injuries and illnesses. Unfortunately, not everyone appreciates their efforts to maintain a safe and healthy workplace.

In our 2014 National Safety Survey, we asked safety managers to share “the most frequent complaint that you hear from employees about your organization’s EHS program,” among other questions seeking to gauge the pulse of the profession.

After sifting through the write-in responses to this question, we learned at least two things. One: EHS professionals are brutally honest – a refreshing characteristic, to be sure, in this age of political correctness. And two: Many EHS professionals struggle with a common set of complaints from workers, supervisors and – let’s be honest – senior leaders.

The quotes in this photo gallery come directly from the written responses to our survey. Do any of these complaints sound familiar?