It's good you survived Buck. A lot of Ironworkers, who have went in the hole didn't survive. I spent 15 years as a Structural Ironworker in Local 395, Hammond, Indiana, and 10 years in local 433, on the Nevada Test Site. I started in Local 395, in 1964, and left Local 433, in 1989. I spent 17 years with the California Department of Corrections, with 16 years inside Pelican Bay State Prison, as a Correctional Officer. I used to tell my coworkers inside Pelican Bay, that compared to being an Ironworker, this is like working in a cookie factory. 🙂
I read about a worker not qualified to enter confined space who tried to retrieve a piece of tape from a confined space using a metal hook. He didn't intend to put more than his arm into the space. After all, if his arm and not his mouth went into a oxygen deficient environment, he'd be OK, or so he thought. Despite this, he either leaned into the space or he slipped and fell in and despite a qualified rescue team arriving in 5 minutes, it was too late.
Current iron worker I just wanna tell you your a survivor and a medical miracle bro you opened my eyes I’m gonna drink 4 big beers instead of 5 after work now
Very informative, my question is how do I identify if I have an atmospheric hazards? I have a pit that is ~ 300 sq.ft. 6' deep made of concrete and steel and we do not introduce gasses such as methane , propane or other gasses as none are used or generated in our process? Is air exchange sufficient or is atmospheric testing needed either way? If so what equipment do you recommend and what is the calibration cycle?
At 18yrs old, I got a job in a steel fab' workshop. using a 7ton mobile crane to drop sheets of steel into a vertical storage rack, I thought it would be quicker to get out of the rack by holding onto the crane hook & get the driver to reverse & put me on the ground. I DIDN'T MAKE IT. As the crane reversed, the boom shook & jolted, & me with leather gloves on couldn't keep my grip. I fell about 5 feet & as I did I saw 1 bit of jagged steel protruding from the end of the rack. I figured I was gonna land on that bit of steel as I fell & see it rip my chest open. How the hell I missed it & landed on dirt I'll never know. I near had a heart attack afterwards too. Consider carefully...... every step you take. It could be your last one !!
I use a portable GFCI for my fan that put in the window in summer, I take it out when it rains , but I can be sleeping in the night and a rain storm comes out of nowhere. The GFCI should trip if the fan gets rained on.
In my country workers are killed in the workplace and critically injured every year.We have 8 states of which several have introduced industrial manslaughter laws.Against Companies and Individuals found negilgent in the death of workers .One state which recently introduced such laws.Has charged a manager with I.M.Having operated a forklift on sloping ground tipped over.On top of a 25 year old subcontractor killing him.Hes facing a possible 25 year jail sentence.Those states yet to introduce such laws.Give plead deals and fine those responsible for the death of workers.We had 3 workers killed in the month of November 2022 within 3 days.And a female farm worker working alone was critically injured on a farm.Operating a tractor with a hay cutting attachment.She lost her legs and a arm.Dispite her herrendous injuries she was able to use her mobile to call emergency services...saving her life.
Excellent demonstration. Its also important to mention that GFCI protection is not just extension cord safety it also applies to many applications. There are many different types of GFCI protection.
I just landed an apprenticeship with the 433. If anyone asks me to risk my life and calls me a pussy for saying no then they are foolish. There are no macho people when falling in mid air. That is the last thing you'll ever know is that moment. If I cannot protect myself adequately I will not risk my life for bragging rights.
Asbestos Awareness is important and proper training should be giving while dealing with it. Metro Safety offer workplace safety courses and is the best to learn.
Hello Sir. I would like to thank you for the useful information in this video. May I get a copy of the downloadable presentation, please? If I can get in a PowerPoint format, it is going to save a ton of time for me. Once again, thank you very much. By the way, I sent an email to you on (4thcornervideo@comcast.net) and I got a failed delivery. My email address is (aalnazary@gmail.com).
yes ...my questions are ...why dont they design things to have no confined space in the first place ? im sure humans can engineer some device or valve or some thing . and why isnt it the norm to just enter confined spaces with ' breathing gear' , for any space at any time ?
it would be impossible to do the job on a flat concrete slab. That is why the confined spaces.A sewer plant with no confined spaces would stink for miles. It would be hard to find people to wear breathing gear forty hours a week, it is cumbersome and expensive.
@@richstarx Unfortunately, in most cases it can be a design, regulation, or even a necessity for the confined space to exist. Perhaps normally a human would never need to go in there but sometimes you cannot design for all future conditions and service issues. The rule about identifying ingress and egress points that would be difficult to escape in a hurry as well as poor or non-ventilated areas can paint a clearer picture of why we need to identify these confined spaces in our work environment. The guidelines that OSHA and similar puts out are not just rules to be enforced. We cannot predict all eventualities and do our best to compensate for this with adequate safety training. For example, now that I know this, it makes me more wary of poorly ventilated places that I would have trouble getting out of in a hurry. These guidelines help in preparation as well so that not only is the job done safely, it is done without injury.
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Very well made presentation. Never seen any better.
My dad was an iron worker . I told him when I grow up I'm going to be like you and be an iron worker. He told me no your not. its to dangerous . I told him I'll be careful. He told me Well then they'll fire you.
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