OSHA Cowboy

[Scrounger]

I posted this on Aimoo so it is redundent here but I want to try the system, make sure I can work it. This is a picture of a cowboy when OSHA gets done looking after his best interests:
http://www.hunt101.com/img/265751.JPG

[C1PNR]

I must add that a "Cowboy" hard hat is available. Looks like an off white straw, but has proper ANSI rating, screw adjustable liner, etc. :)

Some of our Safety Managers used these as safety awards for foremen with X number hours without an accident in their crew! Worked quite well as they were highly sought after! 8)

[shooter575]

Scrounger
I worked for a company bout 25 years ago that did some goverment R&D
work.A bunch of west coast engeneers that had a contract to design a "safe" bicycle. It was not to far off from the Osha cowboy. They built one and it was safe. No one could ride it.They had a movie of people trying to. So funny I allmost wet my self.
They went down the tube when Ron got elected.No loss. :lol:

[MT Gianni]

In 1979 in Caribou County, Idaho; I recieved a letter from Osha informing me that as a resident of an area that had a lot of dairy farms I should be aware that cattle excrement on a concrete floor could become very slick when wet. Only $750,000 dollars was spent to let us know that. I thought that the government thinks its people really don't know s**t, and the people think the same of the govt. In 26 years my thoughts haven't changed. Gianni.

[Ed Barrett]

The govt. "worker" that came up with that mailing probably got a promotion. And he's working on bigger things now to protect us. I saw one that said if you were working on a ladder over 5 feet you should wear a safety belt. What do you tie the safty belt to, the ladder, If you tie it to something else what do you tie it to while you are tieing it. Those people should get real jobs for a while.

[C1PNR]

I remember working in Upstate New York on the "Fort Drum" project in the late 80's. There was special law included in the Work Comp statutes that provided for "extra" ordinary benefits for a "fall from a height."

Through the process of litigation that fall from a height could include a fall from the third rung of a ladder, or as low as three feet! :shock:

Just another "Trial Lawyer" thing. :twisted:

[Paul B]

Years back, OSHA declared that construction vehicles have a loud beeper that sounded when the vehicles backed up. They were so loud that they then had the workers wear hearing protecters like we do when shooting. Clearly, the left hand really doesn't know what the right hand is doing. :(
And out tax dollars pay for these shennanigans. :evil:
Paul B.