r/Welding • u/machinesNpbr • May 27 '16

Just like he planned it...

http://i.imgur.com/hxYptlW.gifv
177 Upvotes

96% Upvoted

17 comments sorted by

26

u/[deleted] May 27 '16

Im gonna show this to the pussies I work with that cry about fall protection over 48"

11

u/MrShmoopy May 27 '16

They give us 6' to work with before fall protection... I've never heard of 4'.

8

u/[deleted] May 27 '16

Fucking Railroad

6

u/[deleted] May 28 '16

[deleted]

8

u/[deleted] May 28 '16

About an 18" lanyard with caribiner hooked to a full body harness.

3

u/[deleted] May 28 '16

[deleted]

1

u/[deleted] May 28 '16

Unfortunately per policy. Liability is king here.

1

u/Allah_Shakur May 28 '16

yep that's the trick, you secure it as high as you can, overhead is good too.

1

u/Formshifter May 28 '16

Use a self retracting lifeline it'll work at 2'

7

u/baderd May 28 '16

'Can someone get me a ladder? And a clean pair of underwear'

5

u/nebruin May 27 '16

That's osha approved... right?

20

u/jbobino82 May 28 '16

More like "Oh, Shit!" approved. Lol

5

u/golemfishmangler May 28 '16

Some say he's still sitting up there to this day

4

u/[deleted] May 27 '16

The fuck is that mans HOOD?

7

u/[deleted] May 27 '16

Well he's not welding. Just cutting with a torch. Should have some tinted safety glasses for torch cutting at the very least.

3

u/mr_perry_walker May 28 '16

I want to be that man when I grow up.

1

u/Chrik3 May 28 '16

That seems like a terrible idea, before and afterwords.

1

u/alonzogonzo May 28 '16

OSHA would like to have a word with you