We have weekly and monthly safety meetings here for everyone. Although a lot of the rhetoric really doesn't apply to surveyors, we plunge through it with a minor amount of mirth and try to keep our eyes on the real issues.
This fella here screwed up beau coup (that's "buku" for everyone my age):
Tree trimmer falls 60 feet to death
It's really not a very informative article, but in essence:
Owner of the company was operating the bucket lift. Employee in the bucket needed help. Owner went up in bucket..
"Shore said that Callahan (replacement operator) asked Culler (owner) if he was going to take safety equipment up (in the bucket) with him, but Culler said he was a professional and didn't need it and left the gear on the ground."
A sad end to the day.
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I have worked in traffic since 1968. I have had close calls. I've grown so accustomed to vehicular traffic I could go to sleep in the outside lane. Because of my complacency and my on-set deafness I will not work in traffic. You need to be afraid of what will kill you.
"Safety, safety and then more safety
"I have worked in traffic since 1968. I have had close calls. I've grown so accustomed to vehicular traffic I could go to sleep in the outside lane. Because of my complacency and my on-set deafness I will not work in traffic. You need to be afraid of what will kill you."
One reason I have protected my hearing with a vengeance for many years. I know people 20-30 years younger that can't hear as well as I do. When Asked about it I convey "My ears help keep me alive".
B-)
"Safety, safety and then more safety
Huh? What was that? No, it ain't quittin' time yet. Oh! I put it under the seat next to the paint cans.
[sarcasm]OSHA is investigating the accident.[/sarcasm] I'm sure they will fine the dead guy.
Mr. Callahan was supposed to be in responsible charge of his equipment. I bet he will never again allow someone on his equipment without proper fall protection. I think he will be having a long talk with OSHA as well as his insurance company.
Just because someone wants to be un-safe, does not mean you have to allow it.
I can think of a few nasty slope staking projects where I could have used fall protection. But seriously, surveyors are called in to check bridge forms on construction projects, many times they should be wearing fall protection.
My former employer had a 5' rule, a foot lower than industrial site regs for tieoff. Sometimes it required rigging a tieoff cable that took longer to set up than the actual work to be done.
I saw harnesses save at least two lives, one fall would have been from over a hundred feet up. That person required a trip to the emergency room for a strained back, was back at work in a few days with a healthy respect for how valuable those harnesses are.