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Don’t disagree with you on the vital importance of health and safety but that infographic > It doesn't take much height to do so: https://cdn1.hardhattraining.
by klelatti 4y ago
Don’t disagree with you on the vital importance of health and safety but that infographic
> It doesn't take much height to do so: https://cdn1.hardhattraining.com/wp-content/uploads/how-high https://cdn1.hardhattraining.com/wp-content/uploads/how-high...
does a really poor job of conveying the relative risks - and presumably these incidents are generally occurring when workers are following the rules which isn’t confidence inspiring.
- JackFr 4y agoAnecdotally from a number of relatives who work in the construction trades, the majority of accidents are due to alcohol and drug use — which I suppose often go hand-in-hand with lax standards. It seems to me that keeping people from getting high and drinking during the workday improves safety by an order of magnitude, however that’s easier said than done.
- jimnotgym 4y agoEasier said than done, whilst paying minimum wage and giving people extreme physical work to do yes... The other thing to note is that most people who fall from height are 'unskilled workers' (remembered stat, I held a Construction Safety Certification Scheme gold card in the past) . Ie, they shouldn't have been up there in the first place. Typically people plucked out of the pub to become 'roofers'. Iirc falling through skylights was the number one cause. While we value cheap labour, safety will always be second best
- raldi 4y agoThat link's broken; do you have a screenshot?
- klelatti 4y agoDidn’t realise copying / pasting longer HN links fails. Here is the full link https://cdn1.hardhattraining.com/wp-content/uploads/how-high-is-deadly-002-600x392.webp https://cdn1.hardhattraining.com/wp-content/uploads/how-high...