Oh My God

6fsn · March 2013

DH just called because he's shaken up. DH never gets shaken up.

They were about to light up a boiler when one of his guys crawled out of it. He was literally seconds from setting a man on fire and killing him.

I'm a little shaky myself.

TheMrsC23 · March 2013

Ahhhh!

Oh My God is right.

alikatt17 · March 2013

OMFG.

MNNEBride · March 2013

My heart is pounding just hearing about this!

*Barbie* · March 2013

1) why was the guy *in* the boiler?

2) aren't there safety measures taken to prevent this?

6fsn · March 2013

1) They go in the boilers to do work and inspections
2) there are supposed to be safety measures. DH has been battling to get them automated and standardized for the last year. They hand write lockouts and confined space. Clearly something was missed this time. Since he's not a director or in the safety dept he's been met with an uphill battle. That will end today I'm sure.

TheMrsC23 · March 2013

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_wedding-woes_oh-my-god?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:47Discussion:6fecd68c-e9e3-40e2-ab16-6a4f679d27e8Post:680fa859-7cbe-4108-a736-c7aa930951a1">Re: Oh My God</a>:
[QUOTE]1) They go in the boilers to do work and inspections 2) there are supposed to be safety measures. <strong> DH has been battling to get them automated and standardized for the last year. </strong> They hand write lockouts and confined space. Clearly something was missed this time. Since he's not a director or in the safety dept he's been met with an uphill battle. That will end today I'm sure.
Posted by 6fsn[/QUOTE]

Ugh. That sucks that he cannot get people on board regarding safety.

DH's company has *stringent* safety standards. He vents and we occasionally joke about stuff that may be 'ridiculous' to us, but honestly it's saved a lot of people from injuries and worse.

*Barbie* · March 2013

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_wedding-woes_oh-my-god?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:47Discussion:6fecd68c-e9e3-40e2-ab16-6a4f679d27e8Post:680fa859-7cbe-4108-a736-c7aa930951a1">Re: Oh My God</a>:
[QUOTE]1) They go in the boilers to do work and inspections 2) there are supposed to be safety measures. DH has been battling to get them automated and standardized for the last year. They hand write lockouts and confined space. Clearly something was missed this time. Since he's not a director or in the safety dept he's been met with an uphill battle. <strong> That will end today I'm sure.</strong>
Posted by 6fsn[/QUOTE]

<div>yup, it's unfortunate that it takes a near miss or an injury to get things corrected. </div><div>
</div><div>my company leases our office building in houston, so it's hard for us to get the building updated. it took a woman falling down the stairs and breaking her leg before they finally realized that the lighting in the stairwells was insufficient - despite people complaining for the year and half that we were here before the injury. </div>