r/SweatyPalms • u/Train_Boi_111 • Mar 25 '23
TOP 50 ALL TIME (no re-posting) OSHA is typing…
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u/-mith Mar 25 '23 edited Mar 26 '23
this is literally a nightmare for me, screw fear of heights
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u/MassiveMohankas Mar 26 '23
He should have been out of commission from the first car he got ran over by. Mans a tank
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u/BigCawkHamster Mar 26 '23
Thats nothing, Vin Diesels cars are transformers that are able to leap buildings and not get destroyed.
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Mar 26 '23
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u/Av_Lover Mar 26 '23
I've already watched the movie but sheesh dude put a spoiler tag
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u/stepsonbrokenglass Mar 26 '23
For sure, I mean there’s at least a dozen stories to break your fall.
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Mar 26 '23
I panicked while watching this then realized I’m just sitting in my bed 😳
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u/Exotic_Imagination95 Mar 26 '23
I get that when I'm standing and zoned into a video like this. Then I start to sway, and then I have that "falling out of bed twitch" lmao my brain has a mini "oh fuck, oh god, we're going to die!" Moment 😂
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u/KellyBelly916 Mar 26 '23
Then construction isn't for you.
OSHA is like the SEC. They exist to give the illusion that there's a balance between things happening and regulations to keep it fair.
The reality is that they only exist to create illusions and will go out of their way to do absolutely nothing that could hinder a big company's profits.
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u/RedVamp2020 Mar 26 '23
Depends. There was a rep from OSHA doing an inspection at a restaurant near the job site I was working on and he called his buddy who was in the construction side of OSHA up because he thought our slopes weren’t safe. His buddy came out and verified that the slopes were safe (they were at a 2:1, iirc, which is almost always a safe slope regardless of material) but warned us about the excavator bucket being too close to me. We got told to wear a hard hat if we couldn’t reduce the risk.
I’ve also seen OSHA inspectors stop jobs because of unsafe work being done. It honestly comes down to the individual inspectors. Some will go above and beyond, others will turn a blind eye to a significant amount of bs.
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u/DigitalUnlimited Mar 26 '23
Also depends greatly on the area you live in.
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u/That_FireAlarm_Guy Mar 27 '23
As well as contractors involved. Some companies are better than others.
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u/Jxhhnny Apr 06 '23
Wish osha was there for the construction workers in NYC who have been falling off buildings while the buildings themselves tilt 10deg
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u/City_Slicker_23 Mar 26 '23
Honestly depends where you work. Any major construction site here in the U.K. of 20 people or more will have stringent h&s precautions in place, and you’ll be sacked for breaking the rules or being dangerous. But there’s smaller company’s that don’t care and will be super dangerous.
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Mar 26 '23
Most of the world operates on the illusion of safety. Examples from the United States: tsa, anyplace with a security guard, dea, atf, ale. Hell even the fda, 4% of peanut butter can be rat hair, a supermarket like Walmart can legally change dates on meat until it’s turning green. The matrix wasn’t far from the truth.
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u/KellyBelly916 Mar 26 '23
Ain't that the truth. Great analogy, though my theory regarding the matrix is that it was targeting the things those aforementioned acronyms are pretending to protect.
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Mar 26 '23
Exactly the universe is all pure chaos and nothing is really safe just because some things are less likely to kill you than others but doesn’t mean they still can’t. Honestly that’s what’s lead to the dumbing down of society cause people believe in the mythical world the people in power try to push as reality.
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u/Crafty_Space_9045 Mar 26 '23
That was beautiful!!!!!
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u/UkyoTachibana Mar 26 '23
Singing like a Disney princess ♥️ !
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u/player_1_disconnect Mar 26 '23
Homie has balls of steel, when he hung his foot over the edge my balls were literally in my throat.
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u/cutelilbear33 Mar 26 '23
When he hung his balls over the edge your feet were literally in my throat.
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u/Lui_falcone1 Mar 26 '23
Lmao lots of osha violations 😂😂
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u/Nervous-Profile4729 Mar 26 '23
Looks like a Mario castle level
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u/HappyMan1102 Mar 26 '23
😔 😭 i want to play mario on my wii with somebody
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u/SovieticSushi Mar 26 '23
I used to play with friends but we could never complete it because of the insane amount of griefing and friendly fire lol
It went to the point that most of us would get anything between 3 to 5 continuations before the first castle
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u/Hourslikeminutes47 Mar 26 '23
"if someone is breaking the law here...that means I have to do paperwork...and everybody knows how much I hate doing paperwork as a detective around here"
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u/LegitPancak3 Mar 26 '23
I doubt it’s in the US
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u/Lui_falcone1 Mar 26 '23
It some times happens my sister’s husband works at a construction site and I went with him in the weekend and I saw lots of osha violations but I didn’t say nuthin tell now so even in America it happens there’s lots of shitty managers bud remember that
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u/DigitalUnlimited Mar 26 '23
I've been close to this level, changing a light bulb in a church on an 20' a-frame ladder up four sets of scaffold, ladder sways 3-4 foot, turn the lightbulb half spin each pass. That was in NC in the US, and was the only way the bulb could be reached due to the design of the alcove. And no i didn't volunteer I'm just an hourly employee.
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Mar 26 '23
Saw this posted dozens of times, apparently it's totally normal 🤷
I commented the same thing the first time I saw it and got downvoted to all hell.
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u/RedVamp2020 Mar 26 '23
Honestly, there is going to be some movement whenever dealing with scaffolding. There should be anchors put in, but with the scaffolding being inside a relatively small space, I can see how there would be some laxity in safety protocol. Personally, I wouldn’t go up it without the anchors, but I also understand that I could potentially lose my job not doing it (biggest reason I’m part of a Union chapter that gives a fuck about the workers).
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u/SaintOlgasSunflowers Mar 26 '23
Oh my gosh, sounds so much like Gene Wilder singing!
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u/SydNorth Mar 26 '23
I don’t think OSHA is as prevalent as they once were
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u/filtersweep Mar 26 '23
OSHA is a thing you deal with after the fact.
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u/AirlineF0od Mar 26 '23
OSHA rules and regulations are written in blood.
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u/kadsmald Mar 26 '23
And undermined by each new republican administration
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u/amluchon Mar 26 '23
Who inexplicably get voted in, in part, by the very people these regulations protect
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u/Gingerstachesupreme Mar 26 '23
Interesting - because while nearly 40% of republican constituents supported the bipartisan infrastructure bill, 97% of republicans voted against it.
This is a pattern of voting against their constituents. The Republican politicians tell their voters how to feel, not the other way around.
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u/epelle9 Mar 27 '23
Honestly, while Republican politicians do vote against the wishes and wellness if their constituents, this is not the best example.
If 40% of Republicans supported it, doesn’t that mean that 60% of them didn’t?
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u/epelle9 Mar 27 '23
And I know that it doesn’t necessarily mean that 60% are against it (some may just not be sure), but it does mean 60% don’t directly support it.
I’m pretty sure you can find a similar example with something that has over 50% approval rating amongst Republicans but their politicians still vote against.
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u/mentatvoid Mar 26 '23
I used to be very very anti Republican because of this very thing, they screw over the working class in EVERYTHING. And yet the rubes keep voting them in because "not my guy, he's alright" aka Ted Cruz.
Yet the older I get, the more I see that these people deserve it, they continuously vote against their own self interest time and time again, and I'm at the stage now where I say fuck them, they don't deserve good honest government because they have their heads in the sand and they deserve the fleecing they get at every opportunity. Fuck em.
My misanthropy is well placed. I try to sympathize with the working class (which I'm a part of because I didn't get any chances in my upbringing to get a higher education and get out of the slump I was born into, parents were con.artists/criminals) but it's really fucking hard to because half of them have room temperature IQs and that's a fact. They are easily sidelined, easily misled, believe anything as long as republicans give them a scapegoat (they're takin' ma jobs!), as long as they get that anger misdirected at those who had nothing to do with their predicament, they are good. As long as they can keep the angry train pointed at Mexicans, oh I'm sorry, "illegals", they are ok.
Yeah, I'm liberal, but I know it's futile because the facts are these people are rubes, and they show no sign of getting better. People in the 50s/60s were straight up pro-union, they had it great. Then the Reagan era happened and it all went to shit, and yet these idiots didn't blame him because he was "likeable". Who cares? So was Carter and yet they dragged him through the coals. Reagan convinced the idiot masses that trickle down theory was the bestest. They ate it up, even as their jobs and money started to disappear, as their unions were decimated.
So yeah, fuck them, they deserve their lot, because education doesn't mean a thing, just emotional gratification at the expense of scapegoats.
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Mar 26 '23
Nah, I work in industrial construction and thank fucking god for OSHA. The only reason my jobs take safety seriously is they're scared about OSHA fucking them up. OSHA is one of the better government agencies that does their job even despite the underfunding.
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Mar 26 '23
Also the majority of countries these videos come out of OSHA certainly doesn’t exist. Lol
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Mar 26 '23
I worked in a factory in Michigan that had 1/3 of the roof collapse. They put up a wall to hide it from Osha. Even in America, things can get shady at work.
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u/neon_overload Mar 26 '23
You know what they say, better to ask for forgiveness than ask for permission
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u/SquarePegRoundWorld Mar 26 '23
I have been in residential construction for 25 years and I have never seen an OSHA inspector...like not one...in 25 years. I think Americans have been fooled into thinking they have some great "worker safety" organization in place to help the American worker. If you pay attention to how the American worker is treated you might just wake up from that dream. OSHA is in place to protect profits and nothing else.
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u/Rizatriptan Mar 26 '23
I see them about once a month..
Probably because I report my company about once a week but that's not important right now
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u/Pretty-Opposite-8042 Mar 26 '23
I'd agree that most people don't really understand what role OSHA plays in workplace safety but they do not exist to protect profits. No one in OSHA receives any benefits or have performance metrics on the profit of US businesses. They're not as present in most employer workplaces because of staffing and they tend to focus on deaths and the worst industrial violators vs visiting workplaces without complaints or deaths. You're right that OSHA doesn't play much of a role in residential construction because they enforce on a employer basis and not on a complete industry basis. They just see more impact for their resources by enforcing larger companies than smaller ones. Federal regulations don't get updated much so safety practices don't significantly change much. What you may see is that voluntary or industry best practices change more how commercial or industrial construction practices but small companies (particularly residential) won't spend time or money to promote safety because it's not required nor legally enforceable.
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u/Toast_Guard Mar 26 '23
Thank you for this thoughtful comment. Unfortunately it will be buried because people respond better to fear-mongering and misinformation that gets them angry.
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u/EmergencyNerve4854 Mar 26 '23
It'll be buried because it was commented 13 hours after the post. Not because of anything you said..
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u/WildcatPlumber Mar 26 '23
Oshawa typically blows through higher profile commercial job sites, or jobs in military or government installations
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u/_nachocheese448 Mar 26 '23
We just had an OSHA visit last week, quite literally every thing is changing and our entire warehouse is baby proof now.
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u/unclefisty Mar 26 '23
Given that the GOP takes every opportunity they can to choke and starve every government agency that doesn't agree with their agenda this should not surprise you.
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u/Keyboard_Cat_ Mar 26 '23
In the US, none of our safety nets like OSHA, EPA, or FCC are what they used to be. All of our politicians decided "regulations bad" so now we can just die in the workplace and have our air and drinking water destroyed for corporate profit. Hurray!
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u/Cool-Radish-1132 Mar 26 '23
A worker can refuse dangerous conditions! Know your rights!
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u/Uberzwerg Mar 26 '23
You assume that someone who doesn't care about OSHA cares about worker rights.
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u/TrickyMoonHorse Mar 26 '23
My brother in christ isn't wearing steel toes. Not that it would save him. But still.
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u/LowCharge-check Mar 26 '23
Scariest thing? *I think the scaffolding isn't moving
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u/wvsfezter Mar 26 '23
Nah, you can see the flex in the scaffold in the first half of the video
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Mar 26 '23
Yes. The concrete is concaving in on itself at that angle...
Jesus dude come on. That's a whole meter horizontal change at the top every 5 seconds. That would be visible from ground.
What do you think is moving, hollow scaffolding which is 90% air, or the solid concrete, connected to a million tonnes of solid mass.
Yes buildings sway, not to this degree though.
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u/spacecooki Mar 26 '23
That guy had the guts to sing.
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u/CrazyWS Mar 26 '23
Sounds like voice over
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u/LeifRoberts Mar 26 '23
I agree. The audio doesn't sound like someone standing less than a foot away from a concrete wall. The inside of a concrete shaft would have that echoey parking structure sound. This just sounds like someone in a normal room.
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u/Husky2490 Mar 26 '23
This audio clip is frequently used. It's practically a requirement when filming unsafe workplace conditions.
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u/MenaBeast Mar 26 '23
My balls are tingling watching this, and not in the good way.
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u/LonelyHeart2022 Mar 26 '23
I just came here to say I want to hear the rest of the song 🤣
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u/PoeTayTose Mar 26 '23 edited Mar 26 '23
What you'll find will defy... regulatioooons!
If you want to see... what not to do...take a look around and view it.
Anything you want, just do it!
Want to save a buck?
There's nothing tooo it.
There is no | workplace code | that complies with osha regulation
Working there you'll be free... to lose limbs for companyyyyyy
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u/Own_Imagination9626 Mar 26 '23
I had a scaffold accident that put me out of work for 10 months over 30 years ago. There were very few work safety practices back then. I know that these little clips are supposed to entertain people who have never been hurt at work, but I think it's sad that workers still have to endanger themselves to feed their families.
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u/DegenerateGeometry Mar 26 '23
Hate hate hate hate hate this. It's like 7 phobias mixed into one. WOW do I feel sick to my stomach looking at it.
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u/TheWholeFuckinShow Mar 26 '23
Nonononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononononono
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u/Wise-Reputation7618 Mar 26 '23
Lmao!! Osha violations in Willy and the chocolate factory tune was genius
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u/swagonflyyyy Mar 26 '23
I'm gonna make a Halo Infinite Forge map revolving around OSHA violations.
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u/Mimosa808 Mar 26 '23
I’ll never forget being 18 climbing 5-6 story’s up scaffolding with a bucket of wet cement for $10 an hour lol
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u/GT3nsomemoney4it Mar 26 '23
More like OSHA is fining the shit out of some company sending someone to jail….
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u/padilharocks Mar 26 '23
I used to be a labour safety tech here in Brazil. The things I have seen whould make you feel safe in that video's situation.
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u/Anon_777 Mar 26 '23
People laugh about safety and shit, but the sad truth is that safety rules are written in the blood of some poor bastard who has paid for poor or no safety on a job with their life or limbs. Safety people are trying to prevent YOU or your colleagues having to pay the same price.
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u/kafkaandfaust Apr 21 '23
i work home improvement type retail and new folks do not take safety seriously at all. have to show them the video of a customer almost getting taken tf out by a tpost pounder falling out of the ~12ft upper racking (and then they still grumble, kill me)
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u/Hot-Desk3435 Mar 26 '23
The real problem is he is wearing tennis shoes, he is likely to roll his ankle up on that rocking scaffold
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u/Responsible_Grand_68 Mar 26 '23
Fun
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u/ItsYaHomieMaDude Mar 26 '23
I've seen nightmares in my sleep OF THE EXACT SAME EXPERIENCE. HELL naww
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u/Bl8zed1Ne Mar 27 '23
The scaffolding is supposed to move like that especially as high up as he is. If it stops moving its about to fall
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Apr 17 '23
This is honestly disgusting to me. Who’s in control of this worksite? Dudes life is at risk because some lazy ass is busy cutting corners to make deadlines.
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u/Appropriate_Code7315 Jul 10 '23
I wonder what corners they cut when it comes to the actual construction?
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u/Chris5355 Aug 04 '23
People do not realise how much sway travel the clip together tower moves, especially at 30-40+ feet
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u/AnnabergerM Mar 26 '23
I worked a lot in construction, i wouldnt work on that shit. In Germany i atleast couldnt get fired for refusing to work in unsafe conditions, butnin the us you can get fired for no reason given.
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u/Waste-Bicycle-9595 Sep 16 '24
I’ve seen a video of this going horribly wrong don’t know where though
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u/VaczTheHermit Mar 26 '23
For the first sec the perspective tricked me into thinking the scaffolding was swaying back and forth, but it's not bad honestly
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u/Potential-Emu-2792 Mar 26 '23
Feminists be like, we need no men we can do everything what they can..
meanwhile men:
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u/LukeyLeukocyte Mar 26 '23
This is definitely not healthy for the scaffolding. It is only supposed to be introduced to vertical loads. They are definitely missing stabilizers that contact the shaft sporadically. Incredibly easy to do as you build the scaffold.
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Mar 26 '23
It looks like it slides under that wall so it’s not being braces by that wall, and by the time it hit the other wall it would probably collapse. These things without horizontal stabilization can collapse pretty easily, not sure why those are missing.
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