So we lost four more souls again today?
Notice how states and industries are always REACTIVE?
"House probing safeguards for cranes; NYC stepping up efforts after deaths" by Devlin Barrett, Associated Press | June 25, 2008
WASHINGTON - New York City officials told Congress yesterday that they are tightening requirements on tower construction cranes after a spate of recent accidents there, as well as others in Las Vegas and Miami.
Robert LiMandri, the city's acting buildings commissioner said the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration needs more manpower to help keep construction sites safe, and urged lawmakers to provide extra money for more federal inspectors.
Yup, we don't have any money for anything except OCCUPATIONS, BANK BAILOUTS and Iz-ray-HELL!!!
Crane safety is getting extra scrutiny after a number of crane-related deaths in recent months. In New York City, two crane accidents since March have killed nine people - a greater number than the total deaths from cranes over the past decade.
That'll spike the old average up, won't it?
Nationwide, on average, four construction workers are killed every day in construction site accidents.
Many states have no count of their cranes, nor do they mandate training for workers who run the equipment, or for officials who certify crane operators.
New York City has only four inspectors on the payroll to inspect more than 200 cranes. Four inspections are conducted each day, a routine that industry veterans say won't detect real problems.
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They just don't care about us, do they?
Not that I'm for tons of regulations or anything, but WTF?!
