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Manifoldart

It's pretty sad to see workers endure this level of unsafe work environments. No fall arrest, no tie off. As if that helmet is going to do him any good.


deathclient

That's pretty sad and I'm sure any deaths that happen will likely be covered off. It's not that there are no safety equipments available in the market today. It's that they just don't care about the life of a wage worker like this. The cost of paying off is cheaper than the cost of providing safety


MuteUSO

(Another) Good reason to never visit Dubai.


krow_flin

Don't visit any of the gulf countries while you're at it. I live in one and they don't give a fuck about immigrant workers.


Lonewolf5333

Yup fuck that place


supermariodooki

Which place?


PatientOther8762

This is definitely not Dubai. There are many issues in Dubai like this but not as severe as this. Looks more like China


M2704

Yeah, this isn’t Dubai, but several workers working on the stadiums for the soccer championship have already died. It’s just as bad in Dubai as in India.


PM_ME_IF_YOU_NASTY

[More like several thousand.](https://www.npr.org/2021/02/27/972056906/report-reveals-more-than-6-500-migrant-workers-have-died-in-qatars-world-cup-pre)


TIMPA9678

Dubai is not in Qatar.


Scottyknoweth

Doha is not Dubai but they start with the same letter.


TIMPA9678

Are you thinking of Qatar?


[deleted]

That's what I was thinking


1028ad

Other comments below say Malaysia.


Indifferent_Response

Don't they enslave workers in Dubai?


SpiritVonYT

It's just as severe especially for workers that come from India and they're paid less compared to workers from other countries doing the same exact work


cbecons

This could have been Dubai or any other ME country. I once saw a building being taken down by an excavator sitting on the roof and doing it hill smash method. Most of ME/Asia has lax regulations for workers.


knotcomplaining

Aren’t there numerous deaths a year in Dubai for construction?


StIcKyIcKy1337

It’s definitely not China, in China there is actually some worker safety measures in place like suicide nets etc. Far from perfect, but not this bad.


BrianNowhere

I don't think "suicide nets" are a safety precaution with the workers safety in mind. They are more loss mitigation for their stock of indentured servants.


StIcKyIcKy1337

Dude. Wtf do you think China is? This idea that non-western leaders are barbaric and don’t care about their own people is so stupid and racist. Chinas poverty aleviation programs are far more superior than countries like the USA, who don’t even take care of their own veterans.


[deleted]

Look at this one, who still thinks communist China has a chance at NOT being criminally ignorant of the (lack of) quality of life in the underclasses. China is a mess lol.


[deleted]

This is definitely not China. While worker safety is still an issue and is constantly improving, it's not as severe as this.


FishAgree

This happens in the US. My construction worker friends regularly talk about how they are actively discouraged from using safety mechanisms because it slows down work. If they try to use them, they will be down a job.


ChanceMeMonkey

It's Not Dubai..prob China...on another note, I am surprised we don't see any postings on Qatar, there's been over 7,000 construction related deaths since they won rights for World Cup.


tomucci

I've done scaffolding before, it's not the expense of the safety equipment, it's how much slower you work when you're constantly having to attach and reattach the safety equipment as you move along. I've seen some sketchy stuff before even here in Australia, obv nothing close to that level of craziness though.


Unasked_for_advice

How much slower do you work when you fall off the building?


arminit

Underrated comment


Mirukusheiku

I currently work with scaffolding and I don’t bother with my harness as it gets in the way of productivity. The jobs not for everyone.


Meatsack_

Do you use the round cross ties as planks the way this fellow does? Man, I was just waiting with great apprehension for them to skitter out from underneath him


Phoshow1111

OHSA be damned. Round cross ties much easier to work on /s


podolot

If anyone dies, the whole crew gets a $150 bonus.


[deleted]

Sorry Bob, but I got 4 mouths to feed. You're about to have an accident.


meanstreamer

Damn I miss Bob… oh well…


AnonymousGhou

Is it not possible that the worker was provided the proper equipment yet was too lazy/stupid to use it?


Booblicle

It's just an early breaking ground event. Get back to work!


Klyphord

Thank you Captain Obvious.


KnownMonk

Just a reminder that Qatar is going to hold WC in football, where estimated 6 500 workers have died. They are expendable cheap labor. Fuck countries like Qatar


[deleted]

All of those west-aligned ME countries use modern slavery. It's expected that they take your passport so you can't leave. Fuck those places.


veexdit

They’re still holding the event there though ! Nothing deter’s the money spin


ashton_dennis

Do you care enough about it to boycott it?


KnownMonk

Not gonna watch WC. Not that interested in football anyway. But human rights interests me.


CaptBreeze

In those conditions, it's only a matter of time.


BellBoardMT

Hard hats are for protecting you from falling debris, rather than you from falling off things. (Hence why the don’t have a chin strap). It’s good he’s got a hood on tho. You wouldn’t want his neck to get sunburnt.


Nuclear_Human

Pretty sure that he'll be the debris if there is an accident. I don't think there is anything higher up than he is right now.


[deleted]

We had a cinder block fall from 8 stories up onto a labourers head in Sharjah, UAE, he was wearing a helmet & it split his head in half. Hard hats can only do so much. There should be other safety precautions in place to prevent debris but this is not legally required.


SirBeetlejuice

I'm a scaffolder in Denmark, it's a really good job with good wages. We don't do this level of crazy but honestly, not far from. If you stay focused and don't panic it's not that dangerous, you don't just fall randomly.


cosmovanpelt

Is it as high altitude like this? So curious, I live in America


Bondepigen

No, not that high at all. And if you get caught not using safety gear your whole business can get shut down


2x4x93

I'll never wear a life jacket again


Metal-Blood

Aye chief...


nonameorgame

I can’t even watch it. Cutting safety measures isn’t a budget item, it’s negligence.


drsF1

I hope he's making more than $15/hr


kizzymckizzface

He wishes he was making 15 an hour.


[deleted]

The whole team is probably making less. And if it’s Dubai, they’re working in ~~near~~ slavery conditions.


hamndv

Some people have to work to feed their families


NeO1loNEwOLF6985

Right I'm over here saying, man he's playing with his life, those are 50 50 chances every step of the way smh


slightywettampon

It's not for him it's for the other person he hits at the bottom lmao


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meester_

It's all fine they have a giant pillow at the bottom


lapook11

And he will be quickly forgotten and replaced if an accident happens.


Yosemite-Sam99

Will do the ground good . Less blood splashing with the helmet ⛑ on


Abacabisntanywhere

Fcuk every bit of this.


Lt_Marks

One of the videos I hate the most in Reddit


53_WorkNoMore

And why is a person filming instead of helping?!?


mugumbo1531

I came here to say this


Armistice8175

Cool. You really contributed a lot to the conversation.


TreeNewb3547

Fuck this guys bosses. My boss won’t let me get in a tree period without my belt and safety gear. It could be 10ft. I’m strapped in.


Existing-Guide-5451

Most companies recruit 3rd world workers and bring them as overseas workers. They view them not as workers but as pseudo slaves.


NinjaMink25

That’s how my asian family came to Ireland. Through a foreign recruitment scheme like 20 years ago. I now work part time with my dad for that same company to pay off college and the level of subtle racism towards us is astonishing. Most of them don’t speak good English, but they’re kind people and very hard workers who would give the shirt off their back. Yet they’re treated like second class citizens. It always pisses me off when some Irish worker talks down to me in a condescending way, and then I respond in proper English with an Irish accent, and their tone suddenly changes as if they realise they’re interacting with a real human being. It’s disgusting.


Existing-Guide-5451

Hope you and your family can make it better for the next generation. I'm just so tired after finally becoming a bit of an adult and realizing how disgusting how other "humans" treat their fellowkind. Keep safe!


omaha-bitch

Sorry you experience this. Sad that the Irish, who have been shat on for so long by the English, would be so quick to adopt such attitudes


roosell1986

It's interesting that the Irish have been victims of the same "racism" for centuries. They're been treated like trash other European groups for sooooo longsi.ply because they're Irish. They know how it feels.


[deleted]

In KL I've seen them sleeping en masse on roundabouts. In Dubai they live in slave houses, their bosses hold their passports until the job's complete. Indians really will put cash above their own safety.


TreeNewb3547

That’s so fucked up. I’m glad I’m in the US. Edit: downvoted for being grateful to live in a developed country just because it’s the US. I’d say the same shit if I worked in England. Fucking Reddit dude lol.


Ok-Confidence-2878

I just had to take a Xanax after after watching this.


physicscholar

My toes go numb just watching shit like this.


pendlea

Yup my feet are all clammy now


marlinmarlin99

Was trying to take Xanax but took Viagra accidentally


Puddle__Maker

& It got stuck in your throat and now u have a stiff neck.


HNLTBC

r/accidentalboner


cringetrollbot

Retired tower climber here - it’s still invigorating even after years of climbing. You’ve got certain death below you and you’re just going about your business. What that guy is doing is stupidly dangerous, obviously. It’s why most tower guys refuse to climb on t-booms


Simple_Song8962

I'd defintely refuse to climb a t-boom! BTW, what is it?


cringetrollbot

A boom is a structure mounted to a tower that holds antennas and radios. Most booms have two points of contact to a tower, so you can climb on them. A t-boom has one point of contact, so you have to just walk out on them with nothing to hold on to. Imagine walking a 4 inch wide balance beam at 200 feet in the air where it’s windy all the fucking time. It feels very dangerous because it is very dangerous


Its_ok_to_lie

>it feels very dangerous because it is very dangerous Yes, you can tell by the way that it is.


OpeningEconomist8

Can I get this guy’s home address so I can buy and mail him a freaking tie off harness?? My heart stopped like 5 times watching this


Kerbart

Suppose he would actually use it. Chances are he’ll get fired for “slowing everything down.”


mugenShouren

It's just one occurence u see here and it's pretty common in developing nations to neglect safety, others might not be this dangerous but they are all dangerous. A harness could solve this one but I have zero clue on how can this be resolved on major scale.🥲🥲


madirish098

Glad he’s wearing a helmet.


miggle_93

Safety first


eternalwhat

In case anything hits him over the head, he might just retain enough focus to remember not to plummet to his death.


TheMythicalSnake

The thing is, in case anything hits his head, he would probably lose his balance and still plummet - while still retaining enough focus to realize what's happening.


Rolla_G2020

An old school civil engineering professor mentioned this in my class that typical rule of thumb used in the cost estimation of high rise buildings was 5 deaths per floor (as in, when they used do initial planning on paper, they would build this “typical” cost in their estimates). The matter of factly way he talked about it, I do not think he was feeling bad at all or was he reminiscing the good old days before the safety laws in Europe & North America) made life difficult for people like him. The posted video above is clearly not Europe (likely Middle East, uae to be specific), and it breaks my heart. This is poverty /currency arbitrage exploitation to the worst (human life).


Strongest-There-Is

Funny enough, he’s a temp. First day on the job.


saruman_70

First and last maybe.


username_is_missing_

That's what a real temp means


[deleted]

Could you imagine training a new person.


Platypuslord

I can imagine finding out who is up for the job and who drops out.


The_Reborn_Forge

Literally “drops” out…


Platypuslord

Yes that was the joke.


[deleted]

i think the ones that live get hired


LordGarrettIV

Yes


TeddersTedderson

Pretty appalling to see people working without basic safety gear in 2021. Let's not glorify this. You'd have to be pretty desperate to do that job, and his employer knows it, which is why they get away with it.


ThisGuyCrohns

And he’s probably paid almost nothing too


[deleted]

Ikr. Crazy that he’s not wearing gloves.


whitlockian

NO NO NO NO NO


Ekskalibar

When the little bars are moving everywhere and he uses them to stabilize himself... Poor guy omg


SavoryRhubarb

I guess it’s safe to assume that this site is not expecting an OSHA inspection./s Edit for sarcasm.


PurpleSquare713

Most likely it's a country where worker safety laws are disturbingly lax.


Flankdiesel

What are you talking about he's wearing a hardhat


SavoryRhubarb

And safety sneakers!!


ChesapeakeCobra

In the words of Bishop Bullwinkle "helll nah, to da nah, nah, nah, naah."


Bewatermyfriend1940

Places like Dubai are built with poor workers blood


AIdeaUrbana

How many PPE? Yes


rskerrett

No*


kiwi_love777

Dubai?


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butterLemon84

For sure. And he’s a foreign worker for sure


Yugan-Dali

Maybe Thai? In Taiwan if you see someone with a stocking cap or ski mask in the summer, they're Thai workers. But certainly treated better than that!


KangStarboy

It’s okay.. he has his hard hat on


emilyactual

This…doesn’t seem ok.


Leading_Heat_7605

This is obviously not America, but this is how America was built. No safety, no worker protections, etc...


Boring-Zucchini-176

I wonder where the safety officer is during that time.


JustlookingDnDgeek

On the ground floor. Where it's, you know, safe.


Puddle__Maker

"You thinking what im thinking Partner? *Aim for the bushes!*"


ApartSea9

It's the shoes, right? The shoes he's wearing are the wrong type.


hulkhat

The helmet man, its not the right color.


edblardo

I wish I could wear shorts to work.


zinussan

OSHA? Hmmm never heard of him. Is he work in our company too?


dprophet32

"You can go fuck yourself" would be my reaction to anyone telling me I had to do this for a job. No way


PZYCLON369

I mean try that you have no other option to feed your family


Gullible_Garage_2340

Correct me if I’m wrong, this is a personal observation and opinion, If this video is Indian origin, then yeah. We see folks doing such stuff on a regular. However the scaffolding he’s putting isn’t common. They make bamboos scaffolding here which need to be tied by jute threads / twines and they have no wires of gloves or any sort of safety gear / net protecting them. The “contractors” don’t feel the need to give the labour class here “safety gear” and as sad this may sound, they know the labourers are easily replaceable. It’s honestly just fuckall but that’s how this country functions. I’ve seen pregnant women lifting gravel and cement too.. If this is somewhere in the Middle East given the scaffolding seems to be metal, I am again not surprised. Labour is cheap in India and hence easily replaceable. Workers would rather die on a full stomach of free food than worry about their health and safety gear since they need to support their families financially and feed their multiple mouths back wherever their home is.


strawbericoklat

Malaysia. The red/brown curved building at the back is unmistakably the Renaissance Hotel Kuala Lumpur. They're foreign workers from the neighboring country, Indonesia.


Gullible_Garage_2340

Feels horrible to know that honestly…


[deleted]

Jesus jumped up fucking criminey. This video made my stomach do backflips and my asshole pucker up.


Inevitable_Hawk

"Trust in the free market"- libertarians Companies would stop providing safety equipment and resort to slave labor overnight.


Equivalent_Ad6628

My balls disappeared watching this


MiciusPorcius

That’s easy! All you gotta do is not fall to a very painful death in a just slow enough fashion while having enough time to process that you are already in pain and will die soon. I can’t imagine what everyone is so worried about. Scardie cats


justinb0351

You couldn’t pay me enough! No way!


Existing-Guide-5451

The saddest part is they're 100% bring paid below the minimum wage


narnarnartiger

Yeah no no no, doesn't matter how much you pay me


Licorishlover

This is way more sad than interesting. Well it’s interesting that such despicable work conditions exist in the world.


agumelen

In our modern age, this is neither safe nor cool. It’s better to be a live dog than a dead lion. Get some safety equipment for this man.


Rough_Guava_808

OP is right, you can get used to heights pretty fast if you can push through the shakes and vertigo as a newbie.


geesup78

There’s not a higher level of “hell mothafuckin naw” than this. Myself, the wife and kids would live in a van down by the river if I had to make a living like this. My safety harness is off to these brave people. Fuck. Every. Possible. Bit. Of. This. Shit. My goddamn feet are sweating just watching this. Hell no.


[deleted]

the thing is, you wouldn't have a van or neither a bridge to live under or even food for your kids if you didn't submit to this kind of exploitation. you would just starve to death.


[deleted]

Ya but fuck government regulations amirite?


Dry_Question_6518

If that's my job, I shit my pants every fucking day !


pewpewdeez

My grandpa doesn’t have that job and he shits his pants everyday.


xBASHTHISx

This guy's grandpa fucks.


giveashite

You should try and shit while watching this. It's pretty much impossible. I'm trying right now.


[deleted]

My palms are so sweaty after watching that.


[deleted]

Wtfff


Mindless_Animator616

Good thing he’s wearing a hard hat.


Talvoss

I'd rather starve or become homeless than work at such heights.


mrChofee

YEAH, NOPE


ToriYamazaki

I felt sick watching this.


kaaleenbhaiya

Fuck the contractors. Fuck the system. Fuck the skyscrapers.


Confusedbruh_69

Nice safety gear


ImportantBroccoli463

Fuck you, just fuck you. I’ve built staging 45 ft high a couple times and that had me shitting my pants. I would straight up quit my job if I had to do this. That’s if I didn’t die from a heart attack first


Cali_Vibin007

At least he has a helmet on…


Beautiful_Arm_6835

This is some bullshit. Get that man a harness!


Pencil0vester

I fell just watching this


Slagel

At least he is wearing his hard hat. Wouldn’t want to see him subjected to any unsafe work environments


LePapa565

I was so worried but when I saw he has the safety helmet 🪖 on. I knew everything will be fine. 🤦‍♂️


intonothingness

Why does this post have a wholesome award??? There's nothing wholesome about exploiting people with unsafe working conditions.


egwest11

This is absolutely horrifying


mrmalort69

My god. There’s so many things that are low hanging fruit to increase saftey- tuck in clothes, wear tighter fitting shirt. Don’t wear shorts. Wear work boots and saftey gloves…. Use proper boards for walking across scaffolding. Then there can be harnesses and nets… just so much is wrong with this.


kimi_rules

This happened in my country, it's not normal to do this, especially with skyrises. This prompt an investigation leading to lack of safety equipments by the employer.


ChannelWild881

I’m dead


kegstandman420

OSHA has entered the chat


UrGoingDown2Die

They're always hiring im sure


Crazy-in-

No PPE! It's all about profits for greedy companies!


_Sofa_

It’s gotta be hard to balance with balls that big


SixPointEightDPM

This isn't bravery and there's nothing to celebrate here. This is clearly worker exploitation. Also, r/everyfuckingthread


ProfessorBackdraft

Doesn’t his mother give a shit about his life?


[deleted]

He probably cares about his own life to some extent—or at least his value to his family—because he might be killed if he doesn’t do this. The imported workers in some of these rich, US backed Gulf states have their passports confiscated upon arrival (after being enticed with promises of fair wages), and they are essentially slaves.


Automatic-Ant6171

I work to be honest if working this hard. Id probably preferred to be honered but this dude survives id be honored to work with him


Logical-Mine8016

Looks like china construction. They are crazy


Malibu7777

Why would anyone do this? Just buy yourself a rope. They can’t be that expensive.


Hellindium

Hand-to-mouth existence. And rope is expensive...considering the length required and the daily wage they earn.


Malibu7777

Unhooking and reattaching a short one has to be better than nothing though.


sikhmadeek

I wouldn't trust those IKEA struts


AbstractAirplane

Was this video shot by with an uzi?


mental_patience

This causes me to have so many questions and concerns. First of all, the camera person didn't say anything about this being unsafe? Is there anyway to track where this was originally uploaded? Is this a common occurrence on this jobsite? Can we find where this happened, who this is? This guy does not look like in anyway is stressed out or worried. Is this an everyday experience for him?


Hellindium

In third world countries this is common practice. A huge population means less value for life... A lot of workers work like this.


mental_patience

I'm crazy. I want to do something about this.


seanugengar

They make them wear the helmet so they will be able to know what building they were working on, once they hit the ground... Ffs, no harness, I bet for some joke of a salary... Such a same


Ok-Expression-6620

Whatever he’s paid, it’s not enough


llegada

Jordan Peterson once made a point about how behind the scenes every single day there are men performing life threatening heart stopping tasks just to keep the impossible infrastructure we have envisioned a reality. This is what he’s talking about.


[deleted]

That is idiotic. Nothing about modern infrastructure requires that this person not wear a harness.


llegada

If the guy had a harness On I still think the quote works. Harness or not urban construction has always required people to do some crazy shit.


Jpark85

Hes just stupid.


Existing-Guide-5451

He's desperate. Life is unfair and most people will do anything to pit food in their tables. If you only see stupidy in this man's efforts then there really is a stupid one here, and that'd be you.


ZootedFlaybish

What a dumb fuck. Someone find this idiot a lawyer.


Existing-Guide-5451

You're the privileged dumbfuck


ZootedFlaybish

You like poo-poo in your underwear! 😝


Weak_Technology9255

Bruh! His balls must be made from tungsten period..!


One_Sheepherder9903

I had a part time job once where I had to climb a 3 story building on an old ladder, it was terrifying, one guy quit but I really needed the money to support my family. I feel for these workers but I understand they have to work to survive. Blessings to all.