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Not to make light of railyard hazards, but: > the union had more than 30 railroad employees take photos of their workplace in an effort to demonstrate the haza
by dmckeon 8y ago
Not to make light of railyard hazards, but:
> the union had more than 30 railroad employees take photos of their workplace in an effort to demonstrate the hazards firemen could help navigate around.
suggests that the presumably union workers may have tended to
choose to take photos of the more (or most) dangerous locations.
For a company perspective from the 1940s, see
""Why Risk Your Life?" -- 1940s Railroad Safety Film"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqpayZ2JqlU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqpayZ2JqlU
- mturmon 8y ago...choose to take photos of the more (or most) dangerous locations... That would be where the accidents happen, right? Thus the photos are taken there.
- giarc 8y agoI think OP is just commenting on how union workers would be a biased source on just how common unsafe designs are.
- kposehn 8y agoYep. Modern yards today are pretty efficient affairs and are designed for safety from the ground up. Compare those photos to Union Pacific’s Global III yard in Illinois: https://www.hanson-inc.com/portfolio/Union-Pacific-Railroad-Global-III-Facility-planning-design/portfolio-details?id=101 https://www.hanson-inc.com/portfolio/Union-Pacific-Railroad-... Fundamentally different designs then and now as they aren’t trying to load boxcars and instead transload containers.
- hexane360 8y agoI loved those videos too, but it was pointed out to me how much blame they put on the employee for unsafe working conditions. Safety isn't just about telling your employees to be safe and punishing them when they aren't.