The days before "hi-viz" and (formal) Health & Safety Plans
May 24, 2022 0:59:39 GMT
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Post by Brent George on May 24, 2022 0:59:39 GMT
'Careful footwork' all that kept 1970s roadworkers from a 200m drop down a Central Otago bluff
Stuff - Otago: 24-May-2022
Cromwell and Queenstown every day. Most are oblivious to the loose rocks, 200 metres above them, that are held together by screws.
Workers wearing hi-visibility clothes, helmets and harnesses are roped to the cliff as they work carefully to ensure it is secure. Helicopters sometimes assist with visual inspections.
But in the 1970s it was a different story for Ministry of Works employee Steve Dick, who instead took ginger steps across the towering Nevis Bluff, knowing that one misplaced foot could propel him to his death.
[Spot the levelling party picture....]
Stuff - Otago: 24-May-2022
Cromwell and Queenstown every day. Most are oblivious to the loose rocks, 200 metres above them, that are held together by screws.
Workers wearing hi-visibility clothes, helmets and harnesses are roped to the cliff as they work carefully to ensure it is secure. Helicopters sometimes assist with visual inspections.
But in the 1970s it was a different story for Ministry of Works employee Steve Dick, who instead took ginger steps across the towering Nevis Bluff, knowing that one misplaced foot could propel him to his death.
[Spot the levelling party picture....]