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| dawesy:
watching this video made me realise that mass industry has gone in this country (along with a huge amount of common sense) and been replaced with HiViz,H&S nannying and red tape :( enjoy |
| mattinker:
It's nice to see this video again. Don't knock health and safety, I would be willing to bet that most of those men ended up deaf and with respiratory problems. I have tinnitus from load noise and no ear protection, I also have a persistent cough like a smokers cough although I gave up smoking twenty eight years ago. I am at present undergoing tests to find out what my cough is about. Years of stick welding without extraction probably didn't help! Yes, common sense is getting lost, it's something you learn. Regards, Matthew |
| JD:
dawsey, Great clip thanks for sharing, makes you wonder where it all went wrong? mattinker, snap I have tinnitus in both ears drives me mad, a few years ago found out I have asbestosis years of marine engineering on older ships. John W |
| GordonL:
I am always amazed at the clothing used by these old workers. Suit coats, vests, ties. I am not doing my part to maintain proper shop fashions |
| dawesy:
Wasn't saying that H&S is bad. Certainly we have learned a lot about secret dangers in recent years ( asbestos etc) , I think H&S is more about common sense than rules and regulations, you shouldn't need a big poster to tell you not to put your hand in a spinning blade. I currently work in a factory that is very anal about lock off and isolation to the point that I was told the other week that I should lock off the machine as I was inside ( all the doors were interlocked and my leg prevented the door being shut!) I suppose that when we are younger we don't see the danger of loud environments, I too have tinnitus and low hearing in one ear but I only have myself to blame, hearing protection was offered but I didn't like wearing it so I didn't ( this was in motor manufacturing ) wish I had now and now I always have it in but use common sense now if something look risky or feels loud I take precautions. |
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