Climbing down Dubai's tallest crane...

Nope

That crane operator definitely got fired after this

So the operator just let him climb up there?

I felt my balls quiver and move up a little into my abdomen.

Piece of cake

Totally OSHA approved.

Gonna just skip clicking on this one

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Totally OSHA approved.

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I know there is a lot of regulations that aren't needed here in the US. However, makes me thankful to be from somewhere that has safety regulations in place unlike a lot of other countries.

Not saying that this is allowed in Dubai, but a lot of countries have very low safety standards. I no longer work in construction but did for a bit while I was in school. It's a very dangerous job (I worked industrial) and that's the reason it seems like it's too much when you're out there trying to get the work done. But then complacency sets in and someone gets seriously injured or loses their life and you're quickly reminded of why most of those rules are in place.

I worked on 2 different industrial construction jobs that someone died on. It's a shitty situation and feeling. It's usually determined after investigations that carelessness/complacency caused the accident or something leading up to the accident. Like one job I worked on that a young 20 year old somehow hooked his mask up to argon instead of oxygen when going in a tank (don't know how, I thought it was supposed to be different hookups). When he climbed the scaffold and put his helmet/mask on, he immediately passed out. That was a very careless mistake. However, he also didn't tie off when he got to the deck and off the ladder line, which was actually common because of complacency, we all did it after awhile. When he passed out from the argon, he fell and since he wasn't tied off, he fell 60+ feet as well. The argon may have done him in already because how it purges oxygen, and almost immediately makes your brain swell because of lack of oxygen. If that didn't do him in, the fall definitely did. He would have probably been lucky to be passed out from the argon for that fall.

I know, csb, tl;dr.

Youtube Crane building itself.

Watching this makes my palms sweat..