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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 9:38 am Post subject: SAFETY and regulations |
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Three workers were killed and 17 others injured after scaffolding collapsed Monday night at a construction site of a high-rise department store in Puchon, Kyonggi Province. Based on the seriousness of some of the injuries, there is a possibility that the number of fatalities may increase. The accident occurred around 10:30 p.m. when construction workers were changing tiles on the outer wall of the LG Department Store on an 11-storied scaffolding in the city, just west of Seoul.
The collapse appears to have been triggered by careless safety measures. After the tiles were peeled from the building, workers piled them on the scaffolding instead of immediately moving them to the ground... police suspect that the scaffolding could not bear the additional weight of the tiles and gave way. They are also investigating whether the scaffolding was installed properly based on safety regulations.
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200404/kt2004042017492811980.htm
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Interested
Joined: 10 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Er...safety regulations? .....in Korea?? |
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sadsac
Joined: 22 Dec 2003
Location: Gwangwang
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| Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2004 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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I would agree whole heartedly with Interested, what safety regulations, I have never seen any enforced here.  |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 8:19 pm Post subject: |
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A container tank filled with low-pressure hydrogen blew up Thursday at a food manufacturing plant of Samyang Genex in Ulsan, South Kyongsang Province, killing three workers. The police are investigating the exact cause of the accident, suspecting the sparks from the welding work caused the explosion with the remaining hydrogen inside the tank as the employees failed to completely remove the hydrogen before conducting the work.
http://times.hankooki.com/lpage/nation/200404/kt2004042221084312020.htm |
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jurassic5
Joined: 02 Apr 2003
Location: PA
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| Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 8:22 pm Post subject: |
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have you ever looked up while your walking on the streets and seen the wiring jobs???
no safety regulations here... |
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kangnamdragon
Joined: 17 Jan 2003
Location: Kangnam, Seoul, Korea
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| Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 9:06 pm Post subject: Re: How well are SAFETY regulations followed? |
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| Real Reality wrote: |
They are also investigating whether the scaffolding was installed properly based on safety regulations.
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That's what room salons are for. |
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Derrek
Joined: 15 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 12:30 am Post subject: |
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Saw some road workers burning paint lines off of the roads. They were carting along 4 foot tall gas tanks on wheels hooked to a flame thrower -- just walking around and frying off the paint. Many times, I saw the flames touching the tanks.
Reminded me of a guy back home who had the brilliant idea of welding one of those tanks to his truck. The thing blew, and the entire city heard the explosion. It split the truck into two pieces (frame and all) and they found pieces of him 3 blocks away. Someone's dog came up with a jaw bone.
Eeeeew. |
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jurassic5
Joined: 02 Apr 2003
Location: PA
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| Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 1:29 am Post subject: |
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also, their taxis run on LPG gas.....and they smoke inside...  |
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peemil
Joined: 09 Feb 2003
Location: Koowoompa
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| Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 5:59 pm Post subject: |
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Ever seen them paint the big apartments?. Little chair and some rope. Hanging down the wall. No harness. No nothing.
Balls yes... Common sense no. |
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phaedrus
Joined: 13 Nov 2003
Location: I'm comin' to get ya.
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| Posted: Sat Apr 24, 2004 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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I fear for my life whenever walking near a construction site, and cross the road if I can.
As if those flimsy protection racks are going to stop a girder. |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 7:26 am Post subject: |
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Three Construction Workers Fall to Death in Busan (May 19)
Three construction workers were killed in a fall from a high-rise apartment building in this southern port city Wednesday, police said. The victims were identified as Shin Il-chol, 47, Li Yong-hong, 37 and Lim Dok-shik, 46. Two of them were ethnic Koreans from China. They were installing an elevator on the 34th floor of the 50-story building in Busan's Haeundae ward before falling to the ground at about 8 a.m. Police suspect the accident took place when a structure on which the workers were standing collapsed.
http://english.yna.co.kr/Engnews/20040519/320000000020040519143335E5.html |
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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 7:35 am Post subject: |
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| Korea is just an all-round dangerous place...drunken construction workers falling off of the rickety monkey-bars they stand on to build....big surprise. of course, these poor fellows weren't on this kind of structure 34 floors in the air (i hope), but you see where i am going. open-air, ground-level welding with onlooking elementary school kids is one of my favorites. |
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JacktheCat
Joined: 08 May 2004
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| Posted: Wed May 19, 2004 7:53 am Post subject: |
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| Korea has safety regulations? |
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Real Reality
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul
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schwa
Joined: 18 Jan 2003
Location: Yap
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| Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2004 5:31 am Post subject: |
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Photos like this give me the heebiejeebies (I've got acrophobia). This would be New York City ca 1932.
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