These men are to be admired

[me]

My ex, who is now deceased, did this for 30 yrs and I admire and appreciate him for this and worried about him every day he worked at this part of the job. Only 2 out or 35 in his apprentice class, one of them being him, survived to retire. We may have ended up divorcing but we did have good times too.

http://infotainworld.com/29-jaw-dropping-photos-of-ironworkers-during-work/

[The Troll]

My ex, who is now deceased, did this for 30 yrs and I admire and appreciate him for this and worried about him every day he worked at this part of the job. Only 2 out or 35 in his apprentice class, one of them being him, survived to retire. We may have ended up divorcing but we did have good times too.

http://infotainworld.com/29-jaw-dropping-photos-of-ironworkers-during-work/

  One of the first thing I see in the pictures are the lack of safety equipment.  Having no safety gear in any form.   In an occupation where the slightest mistake, slip meant death.  :death:

I can remember when I started being a pipefitter working high up in the factory over concrete floors, machines, hot boiling tanks of acid without a safety harness.  After many years with OSHA, the Occupational Safety and Health Act we started getting the safety equipment we needed.  All through out the skilled trades work, the number of deaths dropped drastically.

  Now OSHA is under attack by Trump and the Republicans in congress.  With plans to do away with this worker safety program.     

 

[me]

OSHA visited the job sites quite frequently and they did have safetys but some of the things you had would have put the Ironworkers in more danger.

[The Troll]

OSHA visited the job sites quite frequently and they did have safetys but some of the things you had would have put the Ironworkers in more danger.

  LIKE WHAT?

[me]

Troll, think about it. What would they anchor a safety harness too since they're putting the structure together? They couldn't anchor to it since it would need to be above them. Now in some instances they did have nets but on the inside not the outside. If they used cranes to anchor safety harness' that would be one pr man, up to 10, which would in itself be dangerous since that's how they get the steel in place to set it and they would be getting in each others way. Any other questions?

[The Troll]

Troll, think about it. What would they anchor a safety harness too since they're putting the structure together? They couldn't anchor to it since it would need to be above them. Now in some instances they did have nets but on the inside not the outside. If they used cranes to anchor safety harness' that would be one pr man, up to 10, which would in itself be dangerous since that's how they get the steel in place to set it and they would be getting in each others way. Any other questions?

  How many time have you been up high working and not up high on drugs.   

[Locutus]

Here's another one of those people who should be admired:

https://www.youtube.com/v/9xPlqxAyan8

[me]

Here's another one of those people who should be admired:

https://www.youtube.com/v/9xPlqxAyan8

Definitely, I can't even watch that let alone do it..... 

[me]

  How many time have you been up high working and not up high on drugs.   

Never on both counts, afraid of heights and music is my drug of choice. 

[Locutus]

Definitely, I can't even watch that let alone do it..... 

You should forward to the end and watch them at the very top. 

[Palehorse]

You should forward to the end and watch them at the very top. 

Hell to the no! My palms are sweating just thinking of being up that high, and not in a perfectly good aircraft or beneath the canopy of a parachute. 

[Locutus]

It definitely made me pucker when I watched it, and I watched the whole thing. 

[me]

You should forward to the end and watch them at the very top. 

I did when it went through my fb feed a couple of months ago.... 

[The Troll]

  How much money do they pay these guys.     And how big are their balls.      They probably got problems sitting on a chair or in their car.   

[me]

  How much money do they pay these guys.     And how big are their balls.      They probably got problems sitting on a chair or in their car.   

I would hope they are well paid and you're probably right about the balls.