Safe for three more years
Last week I had my tri-annual site safety briefing. Why once every three years? Because that's how long hardhats are good for. It's actually written on the inside of our hardhats when we got them so we know when we should get a new one.
The actual briefing is a bit tedious if you've ever had it before.[1] Though this year's version featured an extended bit on what might you do if you are confronted with cows on a site. Cows, those animals of mystery may be invading London any second now and might moo at me so it's lucky I am now prepared. It's not enough to have a zombie contingency plan any more, I guess.
Anyway, I also recently took a test so that I could demonstrate that I am capable of walking around on a construction site. This featured important questions like whether I should run behind a reversing vehicle really fast if I wanted to get around it. (Pro tip: this was not the correct answer.[2])
Good news, everybody! I was 100% safe. For tests where you need to be an idiot to get the questions wrong.
[1]There were several people in my briefing who'd never been to a construction site so I expect it was quite good for them. My top construction tip is never walk backwards. Always turn and step to you where you want to be. This will keep you from tripping, but also keep you from falling to your death.
[2] Yes, this is a paraphrase of a real question.
The actual briefing is a bit tedious if you've ever had it before.[1] Though this year's version featured an extended bit on what might you do if you are confronted with cows on a site. Cows, those animals of mystery may be invading London any second now and might moo at me so it's lucky I am now prepared. It's not enough to have a zombie contingency plan any more, I guess.
Anyway, I also recently took a test so that I could demonstrate that I am capable of walking around on a construction site. This featured important questions like whether I should run behind a reversing vehicle really fast if I wanted to get around it. (Pro tip: this was not the correct answer.[2])
Good news, everybody! I was 100% safe. For tests where you need to be an idiot to get the questions wrong.
[1]There were several people in my briefing who'd never been to a construction site so I expect it was quite good for them. My top construction tip is never walk backwards. Always turn and step to you where you want to be. This will keep you from tripping, but also keep you from falling to your death.
[2] Yes, this is a paraphrase of a real question.