No sooner had I talked trash about China’s Darwin-friendly safety practices that I see we ‘Mericans have got a ways to go. On my Friday morning commute, I passed three City of Raleigh Public Works employees working on a curb on Ridge Road.
One was setting up some safety barrier around their work site (good). Another was supervising the work (also good). The guy in the middle, God bless him, he was wielding a sledgehammer to bust up the concrete curb. Concrete chips were flying left and right, prompting the supervisor to turn his back. Hammer guy, though, kept right on plowing through the curb – all without eye protection.
In his youth my uncle lost an eye by busting up a sidewalk. It kinda makes me pay attention to this stuff. I had half a mind to stop and give those three burly guys a safety lecture.
I’m calling Public Works tomorrow morning and politely provide them a clue.