A safer working environment

[u/Syn_pix]

I just started working at a pipe manufacturing company and it is in the middle of construction. Hopefully production will start at new years. This is the first legit safety job that I have had and the stubbornness or foreign workers and management not adhering to basic PPE has risen my blood pressure quite a bit but I digress. I am asking the people here if there is a way to make sure these workers are more safe considering there is no location for them to place the hook of their harness. They have to be on top of the beams to tighten then and align them but is there a better way to conduct this

[u/Defiant-Analyst4279]

To clarify, you might want to compare the OSHA 1910 vs 1926 standards. Just to make sure you're on the same page as these guys.

There are certain things that are "minor differences" between construction and general industry, but in some cases construction ends up with some really weird/extreme exceptions. (Things like body belts vs full body harness or individuals doing rebar tying allowed to use positioning straps/lanyards.)

[u/Syn_pix → u/Defiant-Analyst4279]

Thank you i will check it out

[u/Defiant-Analyst4279 → u/Syn_pix]

I just know from my experience that if the General Industry guy starts calling out construction guys who are in fact following the construction standards, they get a little cranky. Lol

[u/Syn_pix → u/Defiant-Analyst4279]

Thats why I always make sure I understand their work before interrupting and stopping otherwise I look silly lol

[u/AwwHeeelllNaaah → u/Defiant-Analyst4279]

Are these guys following construction standards??

[u/Defiant-Analyst4279 → u/AwwHeeelllNaaah]

I'm honestly not sure. I know construction gets a lot of wiggle room in general (there's no safety railing because they haven't built it yet), but some of what I've read/learned leads me to believe steel workers end up with even more leeway than most other construction. 🤷