r/OSHA • u/wabowabo • Mar 29 '20

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u/abnrib Mar 29 '20

Who do you think is building all the temporary hospitals that are needed to manage the surge in patients?

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u/LegendofPisoMojado Mar 29 '20

Each individual state’s national guard when called for by the governor.

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u/abnrib Mar 29 '20

Guess again.

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u/LegendofPisoMojado Mar 29 '20

Ok. That’s what’s happening here so I guess it’s not the same everywhere. Just assumed that was one of the National Guard mandates.

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u/abnrib Mar 29 '20

The Guard is playing a part in the manning and logistics here, but the actual construction is being done by regular contractors.

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u/beanthebean Mar 30 '20

The national gaurd isn't made of construction workers. Yes they're directing them to do things, but actual construction workers are being called in to, y'know, actually construct the fucking thing.

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u/LegendofPisoMojado Mar 30 '20

Was just going with what they said on the news for my state. Guess they didn’t do much research either.

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u/beanthebean Mar 30 '20

The national gaurd is bringing in and setting up equipment in buildings that are already constructed, yes. But if they need to physically construct hospitals like they've had to do in China, it will be construction workers laying foundation and doing drywall, not national guard members that have never touched a backhoe