Safety first

[Cougar]

The Chinese seem to love such glass walkways. Here is a finished picture of it, you can see the above section on the left side.

No, no, NO!!!

 

[geoguy]

That would be terrifying.

 

[Nuuska]

No, no, NO!!!

Oh jeah - yes - yes - yes - the higher the better.

 

[Nuuska]

Bill

We all are different in some ways or another.

An example - mushrooms and I can not be in the same body - and while I was here first - them rubbernothings - a.k.a. mushrooms - have no entry. If for some reason a more than insignificant amount happens to go in - it will be out in a manner that you wish you were not sitting at same table . . .

Many people could never fathom this, because they all say : "Oh they're so mild . . . etc " - including my ex-wife in MN.

Then one fine day - I had brought some bread home and she opens the package - and almost screams : "YUCK - caraway seeds!" - and I say - what? - they're so small and hardly taste more than nothing - she looks miserable - and I say - "Let's make a deal!" - she immediately caught on it - after that day she perfectly understood why mushrooms and I do not mix well - and she never failed to defend me on that, either.

We are still friends - such a good girl - I'm what me is then - not that much . . .

EDIT - plus I defend her right not to like caraway - w all my might ! ! !

 

[Opsimath]

More bridge fun!

 

[Maguchi]

I worked in a corporate HES (health, environment, and safety) group for about 8 years and even though I'm not a "safety" expert, I was expected to be able to identify unsafe conditions in facilities. Please be safe when you're working around your home. I think I get stabbed by a string at least once while changing strings on guitars. Twice if it's a 12-string.

Anyway, here are a few more extreme examples of unsafe practices and then I promise I'll stop.

He shows amazing ability, but I have to wonder how he will get down from that position.

Holy guacamole! That's BOGUS man!

 

[GGJaguar]

 

[Midnight Toker]

Oh how I'd love to make their day by the simple introduction of a paint pan, a proper roller, and an extension pole.

 

[Nuuska]

They'd be thrilled - until they hear the price - about their 10 year's salary.

 

[Neal]

Wonder what the tipping point might be on the large forklift?

 

[Midnight Toker]

They'd be thrilled - until they hear the price - about their 10 year's salary.

I don't doubt it. But then again, the person on the hoist is probably wearing several day's wages in spilled paint...so there's definitely some savings to be found.

 

[wileypickett]

I like how carefully that painter is painting around the pipes.

 

[geoguy]

And the guy up top is the key to a successful job.

If he lets go of what appears to be a pole that passes through the "rope"-like stuff that the seat is hanging from, Mr. Painter will be taking an express ride down to the ground.

 

[GGJaguar]

 

[geoguy]

A lot of these photos originate from somewhere overseas, but this one is apparently from the NJ/NY/PA area (based on the phone number).

OSHA would have a thing or two to say about this use (misuse) of an elevated work platform & a step ladder.

 

[Westerly Wood]

that actually looks safe. I bet that ladder is totally locked in...

 

[geoguy]

The way it is set up in that photo, a lot of stress (from the worker's weight) is being applied to the braces (and rivets securing the braces) between the two halves of that ladder.

Very different from having the worker's weight mostly distributed on the four ladder feet.

 

[Westerly Wood]

The way it is set up in that photo, a lot of stress (from the worker's weight) is being applied to the braces (and rivets securing the braces) between the two halves of that ladder.

Very different from having the worker's weight mostly distributed on the four ladder feet.

good point, Geo. I was not going to test it out or anything later today, but I have seen worse lol

 

[Neal]

good point, Geo. I was not going to test it out or anything later today, but I have seen worse lol

Yeah, and to his credit, he is wearing a hard hat. Safety first!

 

[Midnight Toker]

Yeah, I would not trust my weight on those little 3/8" rivets on the hinge braces...but, if you look closely, he does have the opposite side of the ladder much further down than the step side, as if to sort of lean it against the wall as well. A tad safer. If it slips or breaks, he won't be falling backwards at least. I know he's trying to get up above the black iron sprinkler lines, and from what I see, he could reposition the scissor lift a bit to the left and clear it. I'd much rather be harnessed to the platform and hang off the edge of it than do any stupid ladder stunts.