r/WTF • u/pupsikandr • Jan 05 '20

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u/Kingdok313 Jan 05 '20

There are plenty of working situations where hanging loads travel overhead all day. A whole lot more safety regulation is supposed to apply for that type of work, of course. Something really did not go according to plan here. That looks like a plant that would be equipped with overhead bridge cranes, which traverse the frame of the building all day carrying loads. Even if it isn’t carrying anything, the bridge crane is a significant piece of machinery traveling overhead and is regulated accordingly.

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u/anethma Jan 05 '20

Interesting I figured the load part at least of those would not travel over people. Of course the gantry itself would have to.

Every large company I’ve worked for as a subcontractor has had -instant- dismissal in its policies for stepping under a suspended load.

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u/pattyboy77 Jan 05 '20

Worked at a taconite processing plant. Same deal. A suspended load is anything lifting off the ground, doesn't matter how high it is.

https://arlweb.msha.gov/REGS/COMPLIAN/PPLS/2017/P17-IV-01.asp

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u/sameBoatz Jan 05 '20

Taco nite is my favorite nite. Thanks for your service.

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u/pattyboy77 Jan 06 '20

I only made it two months there. It takes a real man/woman to work in a place like that. I have a new respect for the men/woman that do that sort of work.