Safety??

Boogga

hey guys!

Just a quick comment. Vests! Do construction workers wearing flourescent vests (either orange or yellow) make it safer on the building site? I think this is arguable. Yeah shaw you can see them better and easier!

Whether OH&S and the entire rant is a money spinner and gives unsuccessfull builders a new job, I don't know. PLEASE trust me, I believe Safety is EXTREMELY important and needed in our industry because of the high rate of injuries and fatalities. But personally, I think this is all a fashion going on at the moment in the Australian Building Industry and I believe the world too!

Also In certain States in Australia we need an OH&S card to say we have completed a Health and Safety course. I did it 2 years back gaining a green card (we call it that). Now just recently we had to do the frigen course again because the authorities changed it to a GREEN card! What crap! Anyway it is all money and giving someone a job. Keep them off the street I suppose.

What are your thoughts?

Have a successful and awsome New Year! Take it easy,

Boogga (Canberra, Australia)

jmic

Welcome Boo!

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ch0mpie

Boo, I don't know about all trades at all sites, but I think if your working on the road or near heavy equipment you need to have a vest on. I've seen alot of equipment operators who are anal about everyone in the hole wearing a vest so that he can see them.

I have a few OSHA training certs. 10hrs general construction saftey, and 40hrs for work on hazardous waste sites. Also confinded space entry training plus the hazardous waste one needs 8 additional hours every year to stay active.

You think all that is bad? Wait unitl you are on a jobsite where there is a full time health and safety person onsite at all times. It seems like a bit much but for large GC's and CM's their salaries are justified by the amount saved on insurance premiums.

mdshunk

Working in dimly lit worksites where scissors lifts, boom lifts, trucks, and excavating machinery are jetting around, a vest helps keep guys from getting run over. Same idea with a reflective stripe or two on the hard hat. In the bright of the day, I'm not sure that there's much benefit. Somebody probably got a bunch of government money once upon a time to do a 5 year study on that. I'm kind of a safety Nazi, but even at that I find vests to be only of value in poor light.

Glasshousebltr

Every since the accident I make my guys wear vest every time we get on a roof...... the only time I didn't see them it cost me two injured fellas and a DUI.........hey! .......Finding a parking place was nutz!

Bob

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JustaFramer

I wear a vest everyday. I have more pockets to put marking pens, notepads,spec sheets, two-way,survey book and other miscellaneous stuff that doesn't belong in the bags.

That and I work around heavey equip. and tower cranes all day long.

King of Crown

Booga, i lived in Canberra for a couple of months. I loved it there. Very clean.

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Boogga

Canberra a great place. Where do you live/work now?

Good point dimly lit areas need workers wearing fluro vests.

Good one!

Boogga