I have putting my camera phone to use. This is a construction site in Gurgaon. In spite of the Hard Hat sign there were so many people down there without a hat of any kind.
A few days back we were having a discussion on Indiamike that has some relevance here. Haylo, an Indiamike member who works as a highway engineer made the following remark (emphasis mine) in context of cars being driven on the wrong side of the road-
“I have to say that as a highway engineer who is used to working to the constraints of Chapter 8*, the way that highway maintenance is handled in India, and the potential for resultant chaos and worse totally horrifies me. As for the things I’ve seen on construction sites, don’t get me started, I’ve closed down sites for far less back home! *shudder*
*Chapter 8 of the UK Traffic Signs Manual, a HUGE set of regulations covering every aspect of safety at roadworks. Put it this way, insomnia is never a problem in my house..!”
I take lot of precautions during my long drive journeys which people find funny- for example, during Chennai Mysore drive I carried a print out of name and contact details of all hospitals in all major towns on the way- others found it silly, but for me it is business continuity-better be prepared than feel sorry…We tend to ignore lots of safety precautions. No one takes fire drills and evacuation drills conducted in tall buildings seriously
Shrinidhi, I also feel many of the workers are not provided with the proper equipment hence the situation.
Reminds me of the recent accidents at DMRC construction sites…*shudderrrrrrrrr…*
I know, various construction sites give me shudders too.