paperwork... I did always wonder what the point of a safety helmet wa if the crane fell on you =p
Help protect the head for your open-casket funeral.
StormTrooper wrote to Adept <=-
I'd have to note there's a lot of stuff a safety helmet won't
protect you from. If you're on the ground and someone drops a
"nut" or something accidently or otherwise, by the time it
reaches the ground it'll be traveling at close to the velocity of
a bullet, possibly with a lot more mass. it'll make a right mess
of your noggin depsite the helmet.
On the other hand if you're working timber framing and someone
loses a piece a floor up or so, then you'll be thankful you had
it on.
I also have to note, when you put someone in safety equipment they tend
to take more risks. Because they feel safer... kind of seems dumb but apparently thats human nature.
It's a bit like safety boots, you'll be doing well to find a pair that will stop something like a 3" nail going straight into your foot. But a steel cap will save you from a lot of other grief.
StormTrooper wrote to Adept <=-
helmet. On the other hand if you're working timber framing and someone loses a piece a floor up or so, then you'll be thankful you had it on.
I always found they inhibit upward view quite considerably.
You're making a lot of assumptions here, and they're all wrong. "By
the time it reaches the ground..." depends on how high up it was dropped from. Also, no matter how high up it was dropped from, it will be traveling at nowhere *NEAR* the velocity of a bullet. Not even close.
You're making a lot of assumptions here, and they're all wrong. "By
the time it reaches the ground..." depends on how high up it was dropped from. Also, no matter how high up it was dropped from, it will be traveling at nowhere *NEAR* the velocity of a bullet. Not even close.
StormTrooper wrote to Gamgee <=-
You're making a lot of assumptions here, and they're all wrong. "By
the time it reaches the ground..." depends on how high up it was dropped from. Also, no matter how high up it was dropped from, it will be traveling at nowhere *NEAR* the velocity of a bullet. Not even close.
Well yes, of course. I'm working on something like 30 or more
floors. If you work on the theory that each floor is some 2.5m,
comes out to ~38m/s. I'm also expecting said nut to be pretty
hefty, so while you're right the velocity is going to be slow
compared to any bullet. But it is going to deal comparitively
more or similar kinetic energy due to mass.
esc wrote to Gamgee <=-
You're making a lot of assumptions here, and they're all wrong. "By
the time it reaches the ground..." depends on how high up it was dropped from. Also, no matter how high up it was dropped from, it will be traveling at nowhere *NEAR* the velocity of a bullet. Not even close.
Interestingly, if you were miles up in the air and fired a bullet
directly at the ground, in spite of gravitational pull, the
bullet would slow due to the friction of the air.
Adept wrote to StormTrooper <=-
E.g., it's nice to have clothing that goes around curves, rather than breasts just making a person look fatter because clothing tents off.
But, yeah, much of the safety gear seems to be for having minor
incidents stay minor.
I've been working around high voltage lately and been sitting in safety briefings at various sites in my company (solar/wind power). It's sort
of chilling to look at clothing made to not catch fire if you're electrocuted.
It's a bit like safety boots, you'll be doing well to find a pair that will
Oh yeah. I wear safety boots around young horses. SOmetimes it seems
it doesn t prevent them from finding an unarmored section of your boot
and stepping on it
Hi Arelor,
Oh yeah. I wear safety boots around young horses. SOmetimes it seems
it doesn t prevent them from finding an unarmored section of your boot and stepping on it
I grew up around horses untill my late 20's.. Only ever had one step on a foot... Even hand feed/attend one who's mother rejectered her just after birth. She grew up to know when ever we called her name, she would come running up from anywhere in the paddock to us.
\/orlon
aka
Stephen
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The mother of one of my darlings had suffered some past thrauma or
something and disliked people. She was not openly agressive but she
would try to make people uncomfortable in order to keep them away. One
of the things she liked to do the most was to step on people's feet intentionally.
Hi Arelor,
The mother of one of my darlings had suffered some past thrauma or something and disliked people. She was not openly agressive but she
would try to make people uncomfortable in order to keep them away. One
of the things she liked to do the most was to step on people's feet intentionally.
Oh that's certainly the sign of being mistreated. They do rememeber
things like that. We had one that was like that, and only dad after many years was able to approach her once he got her into a corner. It tooks me just as many to be able to be witin a meter or so of her. She passed away
at 21 before I could get any closer.
I used to have to at times got into the padock at night to get one of
them, and as long as they knew what has going on by making a noise they would'nt really care.
\/orlon
aka
Stephen
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[...]Oh that's certainly the sign of being mistreated. They do rememeber
them, and as long as they knew what has going on by making a noise
they would'nt really care.
One of my horses had a bad experience with her previous owner
involving sticks and would sometimes freak out if she saw somebody
holding something resembling a stick (such as, say, a shovel or a pitchfork).
She got past that, mostly, and now the problem I have is she wants to
grab my long-handled tools because sticks are now fun :-(
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