A Take 5 from Palestine

Let’s stop for safety and asses the risks and possible hazards. In Istanbul I saw the following problem, someone might climb the scaffolding to access the higher levels presenting a safety risk. Solution: RAZOR WIRE the entire scaffold so people could not climb over the kickboard... at least they had a kickboard!



In Palestine i took the above picture, See if you can spot the hazards. Problem: we want to dig out a cellar Solution: just do it. Note the many best practices here: the steel ladder in the background to access the work area, this is much safer than the common alternative of a wooden pole with slats nailed on it. Also hard barriers have been erected at the open void face to stop people falling in. There was also a rockbreaker down there and few men in their safety shorts,shirt,and thongs. A detailed approval process was no doubt carried out, checking things like that they own the land and that there is money to get payed with. You can see the wall of the neighbouring building (15ish stories) right on the edge of thier land. Also for my geotechnical minded friends digging a 20m hole next to a 15 story building with rock breakers has not collapsed any buildings that i am aware of... lucky.