OSHA: definitely bent in the straight places

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Ema Nymton: Apr 26, 2008; the place where I come from
is a small town; Buglord

HairyManling posted:

The picture of the chef on right side just smiling away like an idiot while the obvious impending doom looms makes this perfect.

The "excellence" is also excellent.

# ? Jul 18, 2016 17:21

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# ? May 15, 2024 00:42

Greatest Living Man: Jul 22, 2005; ask President Obama

Old Swerdlow posted:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzkWTcDZFH0

The pedestrian at 2:47 doesn't give a gently caress.

E: apparently I'm no more perceptive than the average YouTube commenter.

Greatest Living Man fucked around with this message at 19:24 on Jul 18, 2016

# ? Jul 18, 2016 19:21

Azhais: Feb 5, 2007; Switchblade Switcharoo

Snowglobe of Doom posted:

Edit: America has a sliiiiiight problem fixing their infrastructure issues at the moment, we can probably file the Low Bridge Problem under that

I mean, we could fix it all, but that wouldn't make some military industrialists rich, so...

# ? Jul 18, 2016 19:26

Anagram of GINGER: Oct 3, 2014; by Smythe

Jerry Cotton posted:

I can't wait for the Rio Olympics OSHA pictures.

I can't wait for the Olympics pictures in general, especially the triathlon. The projectile diarrhea might make the cyclists go faster like

# ? Jul 18, 2016 21:26

Kilo147: Apr 14, 2007; You remind me of the boss
What boss?
The boss with the power
What power?
The power of voodoo
Who-doo?
You do.
Do what?
Remind me of the Boss.

The last job I worked for had absolutely no idea what health code or OSHA was. They kept unknown cleaning chemicals capable of causing burns in random unrelated containers, had absolutely no PPE available, used aerosols near food prep stations, and left samples made with mayo out for 8+ hours.

In retrospect I should have sent the full wrath of safety administrations after them

# ? Jul 18, 2016 22:37

Mithaldu: Sep 25, 2007; Let's cuddle.

Kilo147 posted:

In retrospect I should have sent the full wrath of safety administrations after them

All 3000 dollars of them, and likely a tenth if the shop hasn't murdered anyone yet.

# ? Jul 18, 2016 22:55

Shady Amish Terror: Oct 11, 2007; I'm not Amish by choice. 8(

Every place I've worked for has thrown massive, unending shitfits over fines as low as two digits, so it might actually work even if it is kind of laughable.

Then again, every place I've worked has essentially used me as a night janitor to cover for deficiencies in their daytime cleaning routines and then got pissed at me for the overtime they scheduled me for. Que sera sera.

# ? Jul 19, 2016 00:00

zedprime: Jun 9, 2007; yospos

Depending on the source of operations insurance (if not diligence in actually getting it lol), its possible to get hit enough in the bottom line due to citations to drive some safety programs.

The bad part is fines are a huge boon in the operating budget of agencies so you're paying insurance fat cats instead of building sustainable agency driven programs.

# ? Jul 19, 2016 01:37

The Lone Badger: Sep 24, 2007

FalloutGod posted:

Is there any "standard" for how tall trucks are? If there is it would seem like a good idea to put bridges above that. Also gently caress being a driver. I have never thought about how tall my vehicle is and one brain fart will soooooo gently caress you.

The famous bridge was specifically built so buses wouldn't fit under it, because that designer wanted to try and keep poor (black) people out of the new suburb.

# ? Jul 19, 2016 01:44

FuturePastNow: May 19, 2014

Deteriorata posted:

Of course it's not a coincidence. The problem is that a lot of roads and bridges were built prior to that standard being established and it's too expensive or difficult to redesign and rebuild them to fit.

Not to mention that railroads own a lot of those bridges, and railroads are the stingiest corporations on the planet

# ? Jul 19, 2016 01:44

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# ? Jul 19, 2016 01:46

Lathespin.gif: May 19, 2005; Pillbug

Carbon dioxide posted:

This is actually 105% safe even without the handguard, the blade is on backwards so the teeth won't cut anyway :colbert:

# ? Jul 19, 2016 02:17

goatsestretchgoals: Jun 4, 2011

Lathespin.gif posted:

# ? Jul 19, 2016 02:42

Virar: Jul 21, 2007; This space is blank.

Lathespin.gif posted:

This is actually 105% safe even without the handguard, the blade is on backwards so the teeth won't cut anyway

That looks a lot like a Queensland plate so obviously it spins backwards due to being in the southern hemisphere.

# ? Jul 19, 2016 02:44

Anagram of GINGER: Oct 3, 2014; by Smythe

I'm still trying to figure out if that's oxidation or tape residue on the blade

# ? Jul 19, 2016 02:48

Snowglobe of Doom: Mar 30, 2012; sucks to be right

Elsa posted:

I'm still trying to figure out if that's oxidation or tape residue on the blade

It's tape :whitewater:

# ? Jul 19, 2016 02:52

Pyroclastic: Jan 4, 2010

Elsa posted:

I'm still trying to figure out if that's oxidation or tape residue on the blade

I think it's obvious he mounted the blade going the other direction (using packing tape to secure it), then realized it was spinning the wrong way, so he reversed it.
There's now used packing tape on the other side holding the blade to the grinder.

# ? Jul 19, 2016 02:54

Humphreys: Jan 26, 2013; We conceived a way to use my mother as a porn mule

My favourite bit on PPE was seeing some contractors getting overly excited at seeing a 'Marshmellow' dispensor on a contruction site.

They were foam ear buds. And yes, one guy found out the hard way

# ? Jul 19, 2016 08:38

3D Megadoodoo: Nov 25, 2010

Elsa posted:

I can't wait for the Olympics pictures in general, especially the triathlon. The projectile diarrhea might make the cyclists go faster like

I don't really enjoy looking at pictures of diarrhoea.

# ? Jul 19, 2016 08:45

Ak Gara: Jul 29, 2005; That's just the way he rolls.

Azhais posted:

I mean, we could fix it all, but that wouldn't make some military industrialists rich, so...

Why not...get the military to fix the bridges?

# ? Jul 19, 2016 08:55

du -hast: Mar 12, 2003; BEHEAD THOSE WHO INSULT GENTOO

Lathespin.gif posted:

This is actually 105% safe even without the handguard, the blade is on backwards so the teeth won't cut anyway

Username + post combo

# ? Jul 19, 2016 12:08

L0cke17: Nov 29, 2013

Carbon dioxide posted:

We found one of these contraptions rigged up in the attic of my fraternity house. Apparently, someone put it together in the early 2000's, decided it was unsafe, and just left it there with a sticky note that said 'no' on it.

Then come 2007 or so iirc, someone found it, saw the sticky note, ignored it, and tried to chop down a tree branch with it. Predictably the blade bounced, and he sliced open his upper arm to the bone and he nearly died.

Of course, the response wasn't to get rid of the thing, instead they attached a sticky note which said 'NO, gently caress NO' to it, and left it for the next person to find, which sat until 2012 or so when someone finally took it apart if memory serves correctly.

# ? Jul 19, 2016 16:59

Darkman Fanpage: Jul 4, 2012

should have left it there until a warrior strong enough to wield such a mighty weapon could be found

# ? Jul 19, 2016 17:07

Carbon dioxide: Oct 9, 2012

Do you ever get a pic where you aren't sure if it should go in this thread or the Schadenfreude one?

The reason these fire fighters are spraying water on the money transport van is because the driver managed to get himself locked up inside the secured part of the van. It's a hot day and that part has no ventilation whatsoever, so they're trying to keep it cool.

The company brought a spare key to get the guy out in time. He's doing "reasonably well, considering the circumstances". The company won't say how he could lock himself up, because of security reasons.

Also, I have no idea why the guy with the hose seems to be wearing just a shirt, instead of the fire fighting uniform.

E: the guys to the left dressed like bees are cops.

Carbon dioxide fucked around with this message at 18:16 on Jul 19, 2016

# ? Jul 19, 2016 18:12

haveblue: Aug 15, 2005; Toilet Rascal

I hope nobody was planning to drive around north of New York City today. A crane fell sideways across the Tappan Zee bridge, all traffic is blocked.

haveblue fucked around with this message at 18:33 on Jul 19, 2016

# ? Jul 19, 2016 18:23

Captain Foo: May 11, 2004; we vibin'
we slidin'
we breathin'
we dyin'

yeah came here to post this

Podima posted:

Holy poo poo

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/crane-collapses-tappan-zee-bridge-lanes-closed-article-1.2717206

# ? Jul 19, 2016 18:34

Hollow Talk: Feb 2, 2014

Carbon dioxide posted:

Do you ever get a pic where you aren't sure if it should go in this thread or the Schadenfreude one?

The reason these fire fighters are spraying water on the money transport van is because the driver managed to get himself locked up inside the secured part of the van. It's a hot day and that part has no ventilation whatsoever, so they're trying to keep it cool.

The company brought a spare key to get the guy out in time. He's doing "reasonably well, considering the circumstances". The company won't say how he could lock himself up, because of security reasons.

Also, I have no idea why the guy with the hose seems to be wearing just a shirt, instead of the fire fighting uniform.

E: the guys to the left dressed like bees are cops.

I presume that is the firefighting uniform, i.e. the thing they normally wear sans protective gear. As far as I know, the actual protective gear is something you can put over other things, which means you'd usually have t-shirt etc. underneath. If it's a hot day and obviously a non-dangerous situation (at least for him), why bake in the sun unnecessarily?

# ? Jul 19, 2016 18:58

drunkill: Sep 25, 2007; me @ ur posting; Fallen Rib

What is it with new york and cranes this past year?

# ? Jul 19, 2016 19:43

Mak0rz: Aug 2, 2008; 😎🐗🚬

Over a year old but i don't remember reading it before so here you go: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/03/26/395615637/official-report-nuclear-waste-accident-caused-by-wrong-kitty-litter

quote:

Official Report: Nuclear Waste Accident Caused By Wrong Cat Litter

A yearlong investigation by government scientists has concluded that a major accident at a nuclear waste dump was caused by the wrong brand of cat litter.

The U.S. Department of Energy has released a 277-page report into an explosion that occurred on Feb. 14, 2014, at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New Mexico. According to a summary of the report, the incident occurred when a single drum of nuclear waste, 68660, burst open.

As NPR reported shortly after the accident, cat litter was the chief suspect. The highly absorbent material is great at soaking up liquid nuclear waste, and it has been used for years in cleanup activities at the nation's nuclear laboratories.

Unfortunately, workers at Los Alamos National Laboratory, also in New Mexico, apparently switched from inorganic clay litter to organic litter. According to the report, workers put the brand "Swheat Scoop" inside drum 68660.

"Experiments showed that various combinations of nitrate salt, Swheat Scoop�, nitric acid, and oxalate self-heat at temperatures below 100�C. Computer modeling of thermal runaway was consistent with the observed 70-day birth-to-breach of Drum 68660," the summary of the report concluded.

In other words, the litter caused the drum to burst after it arrived at the dump, releasing radioactive uranium, plutonium and americium throughout the underground facility.

WIPP has come under intense scrutiny since the accident for what critics say was a lax culture of safety and oversight. But the Energy Department wants the dump to get back to work. It hopes to reopen it early next year.

# ? Jul 19, 2016 19:44

Dillbag: Mar 4, 2007; Click here to join Lem Lee in the Hell Of Being Cut To Pieces; Nap Ghost

Carbon dioxide posted:

Do you ever get a pic where you aren't sure if it should go in this thread or the Schadenfreude one?

The reason these fire fighters are spraying water on the money transport van is because the driver managed to get himself locked up inside the secured part of the van. It's a hot day and that part has no ventilation whatsoever, so they're trying to keep it cool.

The company brought a spare key to get the guy out in time. He's doing "reasonably well, considering the circumstances". The company won't say how he could lock himself up, because of security reasons.

Also, I have no idea why the guy with the hose seems to be wearing just a shirt, instead of the fire fighting uniform.

E: the guys to the left dressed like bees are cops.

I worked for the British Columbia Ministry of Environment in the 90's and was told the story of a conservation officer who did the same thing, except in a bear trap with a tranquillized bear inside it. The trap is basically an overturned barrel with a cage door at one end that is spring loaded and set to go off when a bucket of food is touched, like this:

The officer successfully trapped and tranquillized the bear, but when he entered the trap to tag the animal he forgot to dummy lock the door and it slammed shut on him. Knowing that it would be 4 to 6 hours before someone came looking for him and 15 to 20 minutes before the bear woke up, he was forced to slit the bear's throat with his pen knife and wait for rescue.

Dillbag fucked around with this message at 19:59 on Jul 19, 2016

# ? Jul 19, 2016 19:55

AceRimmer: Mar 18, 2009

Dillbag posted:

The officer successfully trapped and tranquillized the bear, but when he entered the trap to tag the animal he forgot to dummy lock the door and it slammed shut on him. Knowing that it would be 4 to 6 hours before someone came looking for him and 15 to 20 minutes before the bear woke up, he was forced to slit the bear's throat with his pen knife and wait for rescue.

Holy loving poo poo. :eyepop:

# ? Jul 19, 2016 20:00

Randyslawterhouse: Oct 11, 2012

Dillbag posted:

I worked for the British Columbia Ministry of Environment in the 90's and was told the story of a conservation officer who did the same thing, except in a bear trap with a tranquillized bear inside it. The trap is basically an overturned barrel with a cage door at one end that is spring loaded and set to go off when a bucket of food is touched, like this:

The officer successfully trapped and tranquillized the bear, but when he entered the trap to tag the animal he forgot to dummy lock the door and it slammed shut on him. Knowing that it would be 4 to 6 hours before someone came looking for him and 15 to 20 minutes before the bear woke up, he was forced to slit the bear's throat with his pen knife and wait for rescue.

Christ

What if he hadn't had a knife? Do you reckon you could kill a sleeping bear with your bare hands?!

# ? Jul 19, 2016 20:06

Rotacixe: Oct 21, 2008

Randyslawterhouse posted:

Christ

What if he hadn't had a knife? Do you reckon you could kill a sleeping bear with you bare hands?!

Smother it. Mash in the eyes with your keys.

# ? Jul 19, 2016 20:10

Karma Monkey: Sep 6, 2005; I MAKE BAD POSTING DECISIONS

Dillbag posted:

I worked for the British Columbia Ministry of Environment in the 90's and was told the story of a conservation officer who did the same thing, except in a bear trap with a tranquillized bear inside it. The trap is basically an overturned barrel with a cage door at one end that is spring loaded and set to go off when a bucket of food is touched, like this:

The officer successfully trapped and tranquillized the bear, but when he entered the trap to tag the animal he forgot to dummy lock the door and it slammed shut on him. Knowing that it would be 4 to 6 hours before someone came looking for him and 15 to 20 minutes before the bear woke up, he was forced to slit the bear's throat with his pen knife and wait for rescue.

Saw IX trailer looking real loving good.

# ? Jul 19, 2016 20:14