OH&S

B 67 · Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:11 pm

Oh how far we've come. Laughing

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Although I usually feel that OH&S rules go a bit overboard, it is hard to imagine any organisation today, that would happily have photos like this of their employees on the front cover of their own or any other magazine.

Meant to post this some time back. Just found the file again, so here it is.

B 67

*Most consistantly ignored Railpage Australia™ poster - 1977
*Best username incorporating a B class number between B 66 and B 68.

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Grantham · Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:23 pm

Well, maybe the altitude is good for his health!

M

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Maikha · Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:35 pm

I was watching Track Record on DVD recently, and noted too not that long ago seeing the scratchy, dusty B&W footage of the steamers, with crews hanging off step-ladders, standing between wagons and tenders while coupling up and even loose-shunting! Smile

Cheers
Maikha Ly

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Comments made are that of my own, and do not reflect those of organisations mentioned.

42101 · Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:40 pm

Maikha bah mate loose shunts, jiffys, jumping over point rodding while doing both,riding on container wagons while propeling a rake from Parkes yard to Goobang, jumping on and off moving loco's and wagons,hurdling points levers...mate it was all in a shifts work for me and the rest of us Terminal ops at Parkes and other depots till 2002 Cool

was all great fun and sometimes a adrenilen rush when things got a bit hairy.

Thanks heaps to ALL my friends on here.

B 67 · Posted: Thu Aug 21, 2008 10:41 pm

TheRev · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 12:36 am

Pressman · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:36 am

Hey at least he's wearing his basic PPE ..... Hat, Coat, Long pants Laughing

As for a Harness ....... where would you attach the tether?

Cheers,
Tony
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2353 · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:01 pm

Pressman · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 1:03 pm

TheLoadedDog · Posted: Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:27 am

I was a qualified OH&S rep (federally, so Australia Post, Telstra, and the Armed forces).

I didn't renew my two-year term. I was jack of the bullsh1t. I was expected to prosecute stuff against the bosses that I was actually on the bosses' side on because the complaints were so silly and minor. Or the bosses asked me to promote safety in the latest fad area, when there were glaring and real safety concerns elsewhere.

I was all for safety, don't get me wrong. But I didn't like the stupidity displayed on both sides. So I walked away.

I must say though, the lengthy training (supplied jointly by the corporation and the union) was excellent, and the legislation is very good too, but at the coalface, you can't legislate against w4nkers.

Humphrey! We're leaving!

nutbagg · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 5:12 am

Too bad if the arm dropped while he was still there!

Mate, if that loco pulls as hard as you do, it'd move anything.
I'd still rather have an ALCo.