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I do love the way un-shored trenches have become a meme on TikTok using the sound bite from the "Who's in charge today?" meme video - https://www.youtube.com/w

I do love the way un-shored trenches have become a meme on TikTok using the sound bite from the "Who's in charge today?" meme video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLs1_8yohb8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLs1_8yohb8 Example using the sound bite - https://www.tiktok.com/@seancallahan187/video/7094292784206630186 https://www.tiktok.com/@seancallahan187/video/70942927842066... It's a high level of education, knowing about shoring a trench and making jokes about it. Compared to pre-internet society or the can't cope with change part of society who doesn't use TikTok or know how to shore a trench. And yes, I'll jump in a deep un-shored trench to save time for a quick fix, but like all things it's a massively reduced risk compared to working in it all day that some places still do. As this article implies, men are expendable and it's mostly blue collar men who bear that brunt at work. If it was nurses being killed on the job it would be a different story. (The dangers of nursing are around shift work which kills but not at work)

xnx 2y ago
Vouching for this since TikTok was also the way I was exposed to and educated about this safety risk (as well as many others).
throwaway_2494 2y ago
> Compared to pre-internet society or the can't cope with change part of society who doesn't use TikTok or know how to shore a trench. I know that it's cool to think that the 'olds' who aren't on tiktok don't know anything. Troo fact: OSHA rules were invented before tiktok even existed.
akira2501 2y ago
> Compared to pre-internet society or the can't cope with change part of society who doesn't use TikTok or know how to shore a trench. "Word of mouth" has existed for as long as language has. TikTok is just the newest medium to convey this absolutely ancient human process. > And yes, I'll jump in a deep un-shored trench to save time for a quick fix So.. you know how to use TikTok, you've seen the danger, yet you remain intentionally oblivious to it? Your pride is worthless. Your life is priceless. Please be smarter.

xnx 2y ago

Vouching for this since TikTok was also the way I was exposed to and educated about this safety risk (as well as many others).

throwaway_2494 2y ago

> Compared to pre-internet society or the can't cope with change part of society who doesn't use TikTok or know how to shore a trench. I know that it's cool to think that the 'olds' who aren't on tiktok don't know anything. Troo fact: OSHA rules were invented before tiktok even existed.

akira2501 2y ago

> Compared to pre-internet society or the can't cope with change part of society who doesn't use TikTok or know how to shore a trench. "Word of mouth" has existed for as long as language has. TikTok is just the newest medium to convey this absolutely ancient human process. > And yes, I'll jump in a deep un-shored trench to save time for a quick fix So.. you know how to use TikTok, you've seen the danger, yet you remain intentionally oblivious to it? Your pride is worthless. Your life is priceless. Please be smarter.