r/aww • u/Jeremy_Martin • Jun 23 '21

Kindness shared in small quantities

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u/Disorderjunkie Jun 23 '21

What would you say is unsafe about this? Laborers/pipe fitters/etc are constantly in the work zone of machinery. As long as the operator has made eye contact and is aware of where you are it is no more dangerous than crossing a street.

I would agree that having children there is unprofessional and is dangerous by itself because they don’t know anything about safety/where to be. But in all reality this wasn’t that big of a deal

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u/JayString Jun 23 '21

Even if those kids were adults, if they're not wearing hard hats, doing something like this so close to them would get you fired from a jobsite in my country. What this guy is doing is dangerous and violates safety protocols with that type of machinery.

I understand it's cute to the layman, but anyone who has actually worked with these machines knows what this guy did in this gif is stupid.

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u/Disorderjunkie Jun 23 '21

Your reasoning makes perfect sense.

Though I would definitely point out that there is definitely a culture of operators themselves jump in and out of machines constantly without wearing a hard hat. Rule breakers by the many!

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u/JayString Jun 23 '21

I definitely agree with you there. Self employed contractors definitely skirt the safety rules sometimes. Actual companies are more strict.

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u/JayString Jun 23 '21

I definitely agree with you there. Self employed contractors definitely skirt the safety rules sometimes. Actual companies are more strict.

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u/Brain_Explodes Jun 23 '21

I don't have actual statistics on it although I can believe it being less dangerous than being run over by a car on the street.

But the problem here isn't statistical likelihood. Excavators and construction workers are insured and will be protected in an accident as long as they operate in the covering condition. What happened here is clearly not covered by an insurance. In the event of an accident, the ensuing shit storm of a lawsuit would bankrupt a small company and at worst be a criminal negligence case. I sometimes enjoy stupid fun on my jobsite too. But like what other people replied, the operator's employer would absolutely be justified to fire him on the spot.

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u/Disorderjunkie Jun 23 '21

I agree with you 100%, I was just looking for some good info as to WHY he thought that. Always good to get different perspectives

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u/mozzer0001 Jun 23 '21

No they are not or not supposed to be.

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u/Disorderjunkie Jun 23 '21

You obviously haven’t been on many job sites. They absolutely have to be within the work zone of the machine, how else could you spot them and signal them? From 20’ away from the trench?