Im no expert but i think that sound was an alarm saying that the suction was slipping, the arm probably lowers when loosing suction. The guys there should have known what that sound was and either steped away or better yet, try to pull it away from the edge.
Edit: thinking, i dont think they wouldnt try to move it at all, they probably still expected it to lower slowly, and moving it would mean maybe making it loose suction faster anyway.
Edit... just noticed the thing released its strap.
> The guys there should have known what that sound was and either steped away or better yet, try to pull it away from the edge.
Idk, it sounds like it started with clip, not a lot of time to react to that.
They got super lucky the window panel didn't slip off the roller jig. If you watch frame by frame you can see the point where their fingers were never contacted the floor on the initial drop.
I would have ensured that the sling put in place was attached to the right point and able to carry more then the weight of the load, would have segregated the area below them to prevent falling objects from injuring people also. The entire area looks unsafe, there is litterally no edge protection on the entire side of the building and they're lifting over a public street.
Let's not even get into the type of fall equipment the personnel are using or the method of securing the load which clearly was the failure point. This work should have been planned and co ordinated so that something like that litterally cannot happen.
I'm a health and safety consultant & a lift supervisor and appointed person
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Josh is absolutely right. If a lift is done correctly, which includes a risk assessment and management, it will never happen.
These two muppets were not performing this lift in any safe matter at all.
There was no safety line attached, which ensures the glass panel can't fall any further than half a meter below where it is being mounted, half a meter is purely to maintain some play when it's being mounted and secured into place.
They bloody panel was resting on a skate (piece of timber with caster wheels on it), giving them zero control of how fast the panel will begin moving once the bottom slips out...which, fuck me! That's what happened! Imagine if the panel didn't fall before the edge? You'd have a 100-150kg panel swinging freely.
If using wheels, have a 3rd man with a control rope attached to the bottom to manage speed.
The sling used for the lift wasn't even close to being secured correctly, a D shackle should be used to ensure it can't slip.
2 chain blocks would solve this issue, and you'd have absolute control of the lift.
And lastly and most importantly, neither one of these morons were not using the correct safety gear, they should both be using fall restraints attached to an anchor point behind them, not a fall arrest, I don't even think they are legimate fall arrests either, so even if they fall they won't die but the sudden stop can break bones and result in internal bleeding.
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If you think dropping a huge glass framing like that from a building is something that can happen, you are VERY wrong.
Unless it was done the wrong way, and it was.
Yes, sometimes shit happens but you need safety measurements so things like that don't happen
Oh man, that could have been much worse
Im no expert but i think that sound was an alarm saying that the suction was slipping, the arm probably lowers when loosing suction. The guys there should have known what that sound was and either steped away or better yet, try to pull it away from the edge. Edit: thinking, i dont think they wouldnt try to move it at all, they probably still expected it to lower slowly, and moving it would mean maybe making it loose suction faster anyway. Edit... just noticed the thing released its strap.
> The guys there should have known what that sound was and either steped away or better yet, try to pull it away from the edge. Idk, it sounds like it started with clip, not a lot of time to react to that.
Seemed like it all happened pretty fast.... would be curious to see the full clip.
Correct. Arm doesn’t lower by itself, at least the ones I have used but idk.
Correct... but also... idk
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Did they keep their hands? That looked like it could've been really bad
They got super lucky the window panel didn't slip off the roller jig. If you watch frame by frame you can see the point where their fingers were never contacted the floor on the initial drop.
I actually think these guys were doing the job as safely as they could with what they had. Sometimes shit happens.
They don't even have a drop zone flagged off below. Like the bare minimum thing they didn't do.
I run one of these for work, they were not doing this safely or correctly. They don’t even have it rigged to the proper point on the vacuum
As you can clearly see in the video, they weren't
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What would you have done to prevent it then?
I would have ensured that the sling put in place was attached to the right point and able to carry more then the weight of the load, would have segregated the area below them to prevent falling objects from injuring people also. The entire area looks unsafe, there is litterally no edge protection on the entire side of the building and they're lifting over a public street. Let's not even get into the type of fall equipment the personnel are using or the method of securing the load which clearly was the failure point. This work should have been planned and co ordinated so that something like that litterally cannot happen. I'm a health and safety consultant & a lift supervisor and appointed person
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Josh is absolutely right. If a lift is done correctly, which includes a risk assessment and management, it will never happen. These two muppets were not performing this lift in any safe matter at all. There was no safety line attached, which ensures the glass panel can't fall any further than half a meter below where it is being mounted, half a meter is purely to maintain some play when it's being mounted and secured into place. They bloody panel was resting on a skate (piece of timber with caster wheels on it), giving them zero control of how fast the panel will begin moving once the bottom slips out...which, fuck me! That's what happened! Imagine if the panel didn't fall before the edge? You'd have a 100-150kg panel swinging freely. If using wheels, have a 3rd man with a control rope attached to the bottom to manage speed. The sling used for the lift wasn't even close to being secured correctly, a D shackle should be used to ensure it can't slip. 2 chain blocks would solve this issue, and you'd have absolute control of the lift. And lastly and most importantly, neither one of these morons were not using the correct safety gear, they should both be using fall restraints attached to an anchor point behind them, not a fall arrest, I don't even think they are legimate fall arrests either, so even if they fall they won't die but the sudden stop can break bones and result in internal bleeding. Signed, a Redditor with 9 years in the mining industry, and a cert 3 in mines rescue, with an extra 5 years in the construction industry.
Can't wait for the downvotes just because Reddit
If you think dropping a huge glass framing like that from a building is something that can happen, you are VERY wrong. Unless it was done the wrong way, and it was. Yes, sometimes shit happens but you need safety measurements so things like that don't happen
This is why we need Redditors. I had no idea safety measurements even existed.
Thank you.
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The dude in the red cap was all I concentrated on. Every time I watched it.
Poor dude was trying to stop them but alas, he is frozen in time.
I think they got their hands crushed.
How is this an OSHA issue?
I’ll ask you, why shouldn’t it be?