Walking the Highline – Alberta Oilsands Dec 2012 – Video

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Walking the Highline - Alberta Oilsands Dec 2012
Just wanted to make a video of me walking the Highline in winter. -24C that day, so it was pretty cold but not as cold as it gets. I wanted to show how 100% tie off works when working at elevations and how many ladders and scaffold decks we need to climb/walk/crawl to get to where we need to work. Some people who work construction in the cities don #39;t understand why it takes so long to get some tasks completed, but you have to remember that anything we do at an elevation has to be raised up with a rope bag, or be lifted with a crane which takes coordination with other trades. The safety factors are limiting as well. If we bring up material it has to be tied off until it is permanently installed, so we have ropes in the way and netting for small parts...all our tools have to have tool lanyards (bungee cords for your tools) just in case you lose grip, or they get knocked off by mistake. All the area below has to be marked with ribbon so that others are aware of people working above. All these factors take time, which adds to the time required to perform the task...no one wants to be going home injured, or worse not going home at all... So, safety is our number one priority...then production. "Nothing is so important that we can #39;t take the time to do it safely!" Have a safe day, and stay warm!! Later.From:madjak30Views:0 0ratingsTime:14:02More inPeople Blogs

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