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Posted by chris irick [68.39.48.179] on Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 19:32:47 :
In Reply to: O.T. Where metal comes from posted by D Sherman [72.47.9.228] on Saturday, November 19, 2011 at 18:32:42 :
Alright Jerry and Dennis! I am all about this, but with a twist....take this for instance. In the fire service, there are regulations from the NFPA, OSHA, and the likes to keep those that choose that profession safe. They are regulated, inspected, fined to no end, and corrected on a daily basis. There have been so many changes to the dangerous profession of fire fighting that it makes one wonder how the job gets done sometimes. Just two days ago, a local fire truck slid off the road and was totalled. The crew miraculasly escaped unharmed, but the truck was totalled. Hence, no riding on the tail boards of fire trucks, must be fully enclosed cab, all seat restraints worn, etc. The following morning, I see the local trash collectors coming up the street. The workers are hanging on the back of the truck, jumping off, throwing objects (cans) jumping back on the truck, over and over again. When they move on to the next route, they stay on the back of the truck, while moving 40-50mph down the road to the next job. Where is the safety, OSHA, must be approaved, always restrianed safety stuff then? As a matter of fact, there are more garbage collectors killed by moving parts and machinery than fire fighters in a given year. Most of them are run over by their own trucks when retrieving spilled items, or a home owners can, saving it from it's ultimate destruction. No disrespect to any fire fighters here by any means, I am one. But what goes for one should go for all, and mining is no exception. It is as dangerous as being a cop in the inner-city areas of our country. Maybe a mining town doesn't have the drain on their society as much as a city like Philadelphia or Camden, NJ, that causes alot of the safety issues at hand. But the dangers are still very real, and should never be taken for granted. I hope all that are into mining as a career come home safe at the end of each shift, they are the true start of any industry that this country might have left.
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