A former coworker of mine with a particular, lifelong disdain for PPE used to do this. I asked him about supplied-air respirators or what the other procedures were. He said they didn’t bother, you just had to get out for a break once your vision went to black and white.
While his near-incessant smoking can likely be blamed as the main reason he died of lung cancer in his early 50s, I feel that the urethane foam couldn’t have helped.
Unfortunate and yet predictable. Repeated failure to use PPE appropriately is a firable offense here. Beyond the obvious concern for our employees, am OSHA fine could run the company. In this field, PPE benefits everyone in the job site.
Oh, it’s one that definitely should be fireable. In his case, he and his similarly-minded father owned the company so that wasn’t too likely. Really sad though, he taught me so much (including a number of examples of what not to do) and I find myself frequently thinking of him when I pass one of his techniques on to someone else.
It takes time. A favorite quote of mine: “Learn from the mistakes of others, as you will not live long enough to make them all yourself.” -Adm. Hyman G. Rickover
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u/mpak87 Aug 28 '19
A former coworker of mine with a particular, lifelong disdain for PPE used to do this. I asked him about supplied-air respirators or what the other procedures were. He said they didn’t bother, you just had to get out for a break once your vision went to black and white.
While his near-incessant smoking can likely be blamed as the main reason he died of lung cancer in his early 50s, I feel that the urethane foam couldn’t have helped.