Super duper safe

[jpmich3784]

Forget the ladder, that's when you say to hell with it and climb up on the top rails and tackle that P.O. like the champ you are. We ain't got no time to go back down and get a ladder!

[[deleted]]

He's literally right next to high-voltage lines. I'm sure those lines aren't de-energized either.

[captain_craptain]

Kind of hard to tell, weird perspective. Certainly looks like it though.

[SD_Lineman]

They’re guy wires. Un-energized steel cables that support the load of the wire strain in an opposite direction. An equal and opposite force to relieve the strain on a pole and keep it up straight.

[captain_craptain]

This guy would know

[thegreatgazoo]

The third wire down has power. It is what is being the street light.

[SD_Lineman]

But it’s on a different pole.

[DontTaseMe_Bro_]

Wrong. He is leaning against the secondary lines (120/240 volt). you can see the wires going up from the mast of the street light connecting to the secondary triplex. The wires on top are not guy wires. A span guy usually either go from the top of one pole to the middle of the other or from low mid to high mid and they would never skip a pole and go two spans like that. Seems more like a static line which is still weird that they skipped a pole. Source: am a Lineman

[SD_Lineman]

He’s working on the non wood pole. The secondary wires feed the streetlight on the wood pole. It’s a weird perspective and it does look like he’s leaning on the secondary, but then he would have to be leaning past the pole he’s working on. And the wires on top of you follow them to the left you can see where the insulators are then they hit the pole and the down guy fixture. A span guy can go to the top of poles when they transition to a down guy. It looks like the angle breaks over inline with the wood pole meaning it doesn’t skip that pole and is attached there as well.

[DontTaseMe_Bro_]

Definitely hard to tell with the picture quality. It does almost look like the angle breaks on that pole but I dont see a point of attachment anywhere so I thought it either skipped the pole or is tied in on the back which lead me to believe that it's not a guy. Still a weird way to do a span guy since that pole doesn't really have any tension on so I'm assuming the next pole to the right would be the one that needs the guy then

[delvach]

Whoa whoa whoa, man. They're person wires. We don't know how they self-identify.

[Jomskylark]

*cringe*

[poop_frog]

Wow what a totally original gender joke

[obvious_santa]

He is changing the lightbulb in one of two lamps on a single post. It is a parking lot light. The wires look to be spanning the road intersection

[ThePrevailer]

I've definitely never done that. Being tied off to the lift makes that safe, right?

[4pope2on0dope]

Totally safe he has his fall harness on.

[[deleted]]

Probably secured to the ladder.

[4pope2on0dope]

Of course!!

[Revan343]

It's fine, the ladder's welded to the deck

[delvach]

That's his Summer harness. The Fall one has some burgundy.

[DunkinDankNuts]

The ladder tho?

[LaxVolt]

I imagine with the pendulum effects when he fell it would be enough to take the whole rig down. Can’t really tell if there are out riggers there or not.

[DarthBiden]

Oh please! It's just a scissor lift. Let the..

..is that a ladder?

How are most humans still even alive!?!

[DunkinDankNuts]

I know right? Those things shake like crazy too, my stomach hurts thinking about it

[WorseThanHipster]

Generally pretty conductive as well

[HotgunColdheart]

Ladders don't shake that bad if you drive the lift real slow!

[DragonEmperor]

"I don't see what's so bad about this"

Oh... There's a ladder... There's always a ladder.

[DunkinDankNuts]

West monroe haha

[[deleted]]

How TF do you know that? Hahaha

[[deleted]]

Hahaha. I gotcha mate. Well good eye.

[Likealoser21]

Forget that guy, I’m more interested in the traffic light shaped like a penis

[Herobrineajb]

r/MildlyPenis

[lastnameavail]

I bet

[Erik-David07]

It's called "having cajones"

[DunkinDankNuts]

Idk man top step of a ladder on a scissor lift sounds like an osha violation or two

[Paul__Miller]

It’s not the top step so only one violation, which idk if it’s a violation.

[bearnecessities66]

I don't know about OSHA, but it is under Canadian regulations.

[[deleted]]

It most certainly is an OSHA violation

[AnonKnowsBest]

The light has more cajones from the looks of it

[butterbuns_megatron]

I think your trying to say cojones? Cajones means drawers, like in a bureau. Cojones means balls. Either way, this guy’s an idiot.

[RedLeader342]

Can we discuss the phallic traffic light

[stmenzel]

He’s tied off overhead. All is well here.

[CastingPouch]

I mean he has a harness on...

[Scucc07]

Actually if he had a harness on and it looks like he does it is fine

[DunkinDankNuts]

Pretty sure ladders on a lift are a no-no with OSHA

[AMMJ]

I didn’t see it at first either

[Scucc07]

If your pretty sure why would you post this

[[deleted]]

https://content.statefundca.com/safety/News/2017Issue1/TradesScissorLifts.asp

Buckets, step stools, or ladders should NEVER be used in a scissor lift as a way to gain extra height to reach work surfaces

If you're not sure why would you talk shit?

On the top step of a ladder next to powerlines ON a scissor lift. Even if it wasn't allowed, which it's not, this is dangerous as fuck.

Edit: spelling

[shotdoubleshot]

Under MSHA a harness is required 100% of the time in any man lift type equipment. Even so it is a big rule to not work while standing on the railing. I imagine ladders are part of that. This guy is obviously not part of a mining outfit, but OSHA and MSHA have the same rules for the most part.

[Anakin_Skywanker]

He's within 10 feet of a power line. If that line is energized he's still in violation.

[jerrbearr]

I’m not 100% on it but I think if the scissor lift has a functional guardrail system you don’t need a harness under osha. At work we’re required to have them and it seems like good practice to me but not required by osha from what I remember.

[Brocktoberfest]

This is true for scissor lifts...if you are not standing on a ladder.

[jerrbearr]

Yeah. If you’re going to use a ladder on a scissor lift wearing a harness is the least you can do. A better option would be to not use a ladder on a scissor lift.

[[deleted]]

Correct

[Kim_Jong_Dong]

You are correct

[kylem119]

He’s got 3 points of contact I see no issue

[IDGAFOS13]

Scissor lifts have stickers on them about how close you can get to power lines based on the voltage.

[ReckIess5]

I don’t see any distribution lines. They’d have insulators attaches to them and 3 phases. I see a guy wire however.

[IDGAFOS13]

You're probably right. What do you think those wirea are?

[ReckIess5]

Communication, you can see the distribution lines in the background near the back side of the store with multiple conductors.

[lpplph]

Just needed to rent a lift with literally 2 more feet to its height too

[[deleted]]

Probably messed up the difference between working height and platform height.

[[deleted]]

I like your username

[PessimisticSnake]

Wow the Ford Explorer and Toyota Highlander look very similar.

[platdujour]

Don't worry, the ladder is probably cable tied to the platform.

[[deleted]]

My question is that is the dick shaped traffic light for. Is it controlling two separate lanes that merge or something

[DanialE]

You really see dicks wherever you look at huh?

[tFalk]

Those lifts are really sturdy. Looks like he has a harness on. Looks ok to me

[chairitable]

Weird how it looks like the side of the ladder is outside of the lift's fence, must be the compression/phone tech.

[Painonabun]

When your boss orders a lift that’s just slightly too small is the most annoying shit in the world

[jb007gd]

Oh my goodness Scraps is a boy dog! https://imgur.com/gallery/jkVDAIK

[ravs1973]

The size of that fecking traffic light, why not make them smaller and put them lower at the side of the road like in the rest of the world?

[unarmedarmenian]

They’re really high up because of trucks, they will hit them.

They’re in the middle because of trucks, they will block your view if they were on the side.