Exactly Al.
Do you remember when the wearing of steel toe cap boots and hard hats became mandatory, no one wanted it but we all got into the habit. As time has passed we are seeing a healthier working environment. Looking back to my first day in the late 1960's I turned up in jeans, tee shirt and old fashioned baseball shoes - just one of the workers. Yesterday I went on site with decent safety footwear, Hi-vis, gloves, safety glasses, and hard hat. (no harness as it is not required for me). We have made the building site a lot safer for the working man but there are still areas to improve.
I still find your remark about electricity shocking.