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Posted on Sep 05, 2007 - 1:31am by John P. in Photography
Here in the US we have laws governed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) which are meant to protect workers from unsafe conditions. But apparently OSHA is on holiday right now. Meanwhile the rest of the world needs to be adopting some safety standards too, or they are going to be ending up headlining the Darwin Awards.
Take this photo for example: “Let me just drive this forklift off the dock… while carrying a bomb!”
Do you think his last words were, “Let me just get this last weld on the gas tank…”
Let me get this straight. He’s going to paint the entire side of a building with a brush, by hand, on ladders lashed together 4 stories high?
Note: Bare feet on aluminum ladder sitting in pool of water with electrical cord dangling above. Nice.
Let’s assume that’s all styrofoam strapped to the bicycle. What happens if a strong wind blows?
Ok. 10 feet away is what looks like a 4″ pipe that goes up well beyond the roof. Why not just climb it?
What the hell is he pointing at, and where does he think he’s going?
Now what? The second forklift driver isn’t even at the controls!
Do you think the rich guy that hired them to trim the hedges is fully insured?
These guys don’t look like they work for the electric company to me.
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Note the guy on the ladder in the pool. No shoes, metal ladder, in pool soaking wet but he still has the keen sense to wear his eye protection. Its a start at least.
OK, now that’s some scary looking situations.
Funny how people do such silly things.And also get caught on camera.
“give me duct tape and three ladders and watch me go macgyver”
mann.. this is cool !!
The bomb should’ve had a label that says “Do Not Drop”
haha the bloke on the push bike… carlsberg dont do suicide bombers but if they did…..
That little asian guy look like might have back problems in the future. :( Watch out little asain man!
These kinds of things are so common in China, where I currently am. I am not even sure they have a government body that actually enforces workplace safety. They just do what they have to in order to get the job done. Like, a few times, my wife and I changed apartments, and each time we brought our room air con unit to our new place. Well, each time the worker would go OUT onto the ledge to disconnect the AC lines and so on, and each time I was the one holding the rope that was attached to this worker.
Thank goodness I am a big guy, at least. ;)
Oh My God!! Unbelievable!!!!
That dude on the bike with the styrofoam looking stuff… I see that ALL the time here in South Korea. I’ve only lived here a few months and I am still kicking myself everytime I go out without my camera. The most shocking thing I’ve seen in a guy on a scooter with stuff strapped to the back (much like styropfoam rider) passing our bus, and on the back a little child clung to it like a suction cup toy in the back window of a minivan.