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Unsafe
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You do not have to be a rocket scientist to determine if a workplace is a safe or not. Sometimes, the answer is very obvious.
Of course, we should all know by now, common
sense is not that common.
Take a look at the pictures below, you will
be amazed how people can do such dangerous
acts.
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No
respiratory protection at all for
a coal miner like him. He is
likely to develop "dark
lungs" disease very soon. |
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As the holiday season approaches, please think about those workers who put themselves in dangerous situations to make a living. This worker is carrying at least a minimum of 40 kg of coal. He brings it up to the ground level from a narrow shaft underground, walks a kilometer and drops it off at a weight station. The more he carries, the more he gets paid. How much he gets for carrying 40 kg of coal? Around $0.20 a trip. Most likely, he will develop "dark lungs"
disease soon due to his exposure to coal dusts. |
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The wall was being cut. Proper lockout/tagout procedure was not implemented to ensure wall outlets were indeed deenergized. Someone could have flipped the circuit breaker back on. |
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As you can see, some individuals are sitting on some tiny branches. Those branches may break anytime. |
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One slightest misstep will lead to a fall down to the river below. No safety net, no plank to walk on. |
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Electricity and water do not get along well. An electrocution is waiting to happen.
He should be using a cordless
drill instead. |
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Whoever picks this exit as emergency exit really means emergency exit. |
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With his truck supported by two logs, he is welding near the gas tank. The truck can fall anytime. Meanwhile, the gas tank may explode because of the welding. |
![home_made_ladder[1].jpg (14405 bytes)](Pictures/home_made_ladder1_small.jpg) |
This
worker really wanted to get to the
top to work on the street
lamp. However, he was on a
very unstable
"home-made"
ladder. He could have fallen
to death easily. |
![ladder_boost[1].jpg (9589 bytes)](Pictures/ladder_boost1_small.jpg) |
If
the ladder slipped a little bit,
these two workers would have
dropped to death in a
moment. |
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OUCH!!! |
![ouch[1].jpg (11810 bytes)](Pictures/ouch1_small.jpg) |
Ouch!!!!!!! |
![overload[1].jpg (18618 bytes)](Pictures/overload1_small.jpg) |
A
sedan is designed to carry
passengers and a little bit of
cargo. |
![whatcha_doin[1].jpg (23735 bytes)](Pictures/whatcha_doin1_small.jpg) |
Either
the gentleman in shorts is too
careless, or the men in level B
suit are too careful. |
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Ouch!!!
Where did the fingers go? To
prevent jamming a bench grinder,
the gap between the tool rest and
the grinding wheel should be as
close as possible. OSHA
regulation allows up to 1/8
inch. As you know, when the
grinding wheel wears out, it gets
smaller, and the gap widens.
Therefore, it is necessary to
adjust the tool rest once in a
while. |
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Once
you put a lock on a switch as part
of the lockout/tagout procedure,
you also take the key with
you. It is to ensure that
nobody can remove the lock and
turn on the switch. By
leaving the key in the lock, the
whole idea of lockout/tagout is
therefore defected. |
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It
is a real back breaking
job. |
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Believe
it or not. A full size
container was knocked over by
strong wind, and landed directly
on a truck below. Luckily,
the truck driver was able to get
out in time. |
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Talk
about working under pressure! |
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Obviously,
these employees all do not have
any kinds of fall
protection. In addition,
they are likely to be more than 6
feet above the ground level. |
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Install
an air conditioner. It is
hard work. One of the
workers may drop and hit the
ground below head-on.
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Note
the man in the middle. He is
using a piece of brick as his hard
hat.
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This
worker can fall into the ocean at
any time. Plus he is not
wearing any personal floating
device (aka life
preserver).
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He
is using a metal grinder.
Note he is wearing a saran wrap as
his face shield. Once the
wrap melts on his face, the wrap
will likely stick on the face for
a long time.
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His
welding mask is a piece of
newspaper. As you know, a
single spark from welding
operation can ignite flammable
substances such as
newspaper.
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Look!
Check out the footing of the
scaffold.
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No
wonder he does not look like too
excited. Even he is holding
a shooting target, he may be a
target himself.
KIDS:
Do Not Try this at home.
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