Greetings Again Reader,
Forgive my tardiness in my postings. Many late posts are in order and shall be done in due and expedient course.
Now to the matter of why I returned, the PENULTIMATE BLOG POST!!!! The last but one post. The almost but not really quite there post. Here it is
As to accidents on job sites the OSHA videos touched on most of what I had thought of. Poor safety use in equipment and being out of the line of sight of the operator are huge safety errors. As well it is very easy to get into trouble with ladders and high places, personally I had ladders. I had not considered trench based accidents in great detail.
In a construction or industrial context it is incredibly easy to get into trouble or danger. Being out of the line of sight for the operator is one that is particularly important to me. Inadequate fall protection is an easy way to die. From my own personal experience there have been a few times when I've almost fallen off of the top of a steam locomotive, an accident which would have either landed me in the hospital or the morgue. Many accidents occur due to people not being holistically aware of their situation. For example if they're moving a ladder are they thinking about what might be at the other end or just not letting the ladder fall over completely.
Going to the reading many of the same themes are seen again. Is everybody aware of what is going on at the job site? Was there a safety briefing? Are proper safety appliances being used? Is the equipment maintained? Is everything safe and suitable for service. Safety really isn't rocket science, its about taking things at a reasonable pace and making sure that all bases are covered and everybody knows what's going on and is acting with safety in mind,
RLM
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