Then we shall begin welding 12m up while wearing no eye protection or footwear...


safety blunder

Thanks to Duncan Macdonald for sending in this photograph. He summarises the situation below:

  • "Location – Bangalore, India
  • Position - 12m above granite piazza
  • Activity – Electrode welding of MS purlins to existing truss frame
  • Working Platform Number 1 – spare return air grille
  • Working Platform Number 2 – 25mm deep galvanized cable duct cover
  • Safety Helmets – Nil
  • Personal Fall Arrest Equipment – Nil
  • Safety Footwear No 1 – One Flip Flop, other foot bare
  • Safety Footwear No 2 – Nil
  • Eye Protection – Nil"

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