Worksafe wants to make sure doggers are licensed

People die on construction sites. Fewer people die on union sites that emphasize proper safety precautions and protect members who insist on a safe environment.

Regulation works. That’s why there are laws to protect construction workers and passersby. It might be a little frustrating for a few people who nerd to keep up with the new paperwork for a job they already know but it protects the entire community by ensuring a common baseline training.

milkman said :

Um… woof?

Whatever floats your boat.

Seriously? Some people here think it’s red tape that someone who is responsible for loading up what may be tonnes of material to be lifted high into the sky by a crane, needs some form of qualification?

This isn’t about self preservation here – we’re not talking about an accident that may result in whoever screwed up being injured alone. Just think about how many construction sites there are in Canberra that are besides a busy road. What’s going to happen if the muppet loading up a few tonnes of steel pipes from the semi parked on the side of the road, to be hoisted 40 or 50 metres into the sky, doesn’t know how to do his job properly, and they slip out half way up?

Bus drivers need a license? Outrageous, what is all this red tape that’s just making it hard for honest, hard working people to make a living these days? Just let them use their common sense. I’m sure nothing will go wrong…

Dogging … no mention of Joel Monaghan, though there’s another thread running about him.

davo101 said :

undertaking dogging work in the ACT—snigger

Um… woof?

cranky said :

Are constuction industry employees really so unaware of cause/effect & self preservation that they need such overwhelming governance? If the answer is yes, all the regulations in the world will not help these unfortunates.

Exactly! Most of these new “Safe Work Legislations” are more of a hindence and most times cause more unsafe work enviroments.

It’s amazing that we ever get through a weekend without severe injury. What with ladders, lawn mowers, whipper snippers, hedge clippers etc. And that’s without the brown snakes and funnelwebs 🙂

Are constuction industry employees really so unaware of cause/effect & self preservation that they need such overwhelming governance? If the answer is yes, all the regulations in the world will not help these unfortunates.

undertaking dogging work in the ACT—snigger

Not just his opinion.

Perhaps you’d like to take over the construction industry and suggest that everyone just use common sense.

Perhaps we could have common sense tuesdays where you only obey the safety precautions you think apply to you.

Wake up to yourself!

MelonHead said :

Your attempt at humour is a fail.

Your opinion.
And my opinion is that you’re overdramatise things and put read tape where it is unnecessary.

Let’s put it this way, even shopping bags are dangerous given some people would be happy to overload it with heavy items that would be dangerous if dropped from some height (think people living in apartments above ground floor who have to slug it up the stairs with their weekly shopping).

But most people use common sense. Better yet, if something is hovering off the ground close to you looks dangerous, stay the hell out of the way. Anything that is a grey area should be address through training.

A license?? Legislation??

For pete’s sakes, it’s too dangerous to even walk on the street! Let’s regulate and have everyone require a license to walk!

Never heard of such dribble.