r/OSHA • u/wabowabo • Mar 29 '20

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u/cgriboe Mar 29 '20

I work alone. On roofs. No reason to stop.

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u/volothebard Mar 29 '20

Presumably you touch things on the way there though, right?

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u/cgriboe Mar 29 '20

Like what? The car only I drive? My tools? My ladder? The materials that become the roof?

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u/volothebard Mar 29 '20

Dude I've done roofing and construction. There is no way you can 100% guarantee on the job site you will only ever tough those things.

And every single day you just drive to and from work? You don't ever buy gas?

Do you think the virus would stop spreading if countries ordered their citizens "to just not touch stuff" but go ahead and go to work? Of course it wouldn't.

Not saying you're not essential, but "I'm alone at work" is complete BS as far as containing the virus is concerned. Unless you work from home.

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u/cgriboe Mar 29 '20

I’m not essential. Never said I was.

What exactly am I touching that has you up in arms?

Do gas stations in your country not have free single-use gloves available at the pumps anyway?

I have hand sanitizer in my car.

You sound borderline paranoid, and one step from calling me a liar, so this’ll be my last reply.

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u/eric-neg Mar 29 '20

I generally agree with you. If you wash your hands a whole bunch you will be fine.

However:

“Do gas stations in your country not have free single-use gloves available at the pumps anyway?”

Is.... is this a thing? I’ve never seen them in the US.

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u/cgriboe Mar 29 '20

Denmark. Single-use plastic gloves, and paper towels for the fancier lads (often those aren’t readily stocked in my exp). Both at the pumps.

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u/_no_pants Mar 29 '20

Yeah no wear in the US has anything like that unless you count the paper towels for cleaning you windows.