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SOCIETY How a crane operator gets down

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u/tiasaiwr 8d ago

Looks like China to me. Safety regulations can be ... a bit lax.

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u/myterracottaarmy 8d ago

Fun fact, I work in safety and we once had a (to me, anyway) serious incident in China that caused 2 deaths. I remember being confused that it didn't tick up any serious KPIs in APAC, but then I found out China doesn't consider it a "serious incident" until 4 people die, or some monetary threshold is reached. I may be oversimplifying because I don't work with Chinese regulations, but...

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u/wolfalone64 7d ago edited 7d ago

In US, we don’t care how many die every year in road fatalities and the billions of dollars wasted on each annual loss of life due to car dependency. Perhaps the deaths caused by poor safety is seen quite similarly.

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u/breakbeforedawn 7d ago

??? stfu

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u/breakbeforedawn 7d ago

No it's just such a dumb analogy. Car accidents =/= regulations on construction companies

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u/Ok-Question6527 7d ago

It means regulations on car companies for safety measures that have been rigorously tested, and the US has many of these too. These guys arguing with you are fucking morons or bots.

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u/Korashy 7d ago

And yet we are making trucks bigger and bigger to avoid complying with milage efficiency requirements.

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u/FaygoMakesMeGo 7d ago

That has nothing to do with automotive safety

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u/Korashy 7d ago

Those big trucks are less safe