I’m going to make up one of these for loto in my job. God bless the Aussies.
I once had to leave a line filled with glycol overnight, for a hydro test the next morning. I wired the drain valve shut, then shaped the extra ‘wire’ (it was a welding rod) into the word ‘No’.
Safety was mildly annoyed, but nobody touched it
LOCO training is essential in the industrial workplace
That it damn well is. Those rules are written in blood. I’m sad to say I knew people that didn’t follow the rules at place that didn’t care. May they rest in peace.
Pretty sure that’s an Australian LOTO tag made by AAA printing. Which means it definitely says “cock”. Only thing that’s surprising about this on an Aussie mine site is that the word used doesn’t start with “cu…”
For additional evidence look at previous L and Cs written on the tag. Def Cs.
My guess is that someone either went to repair it and couldn’t find the issue so this additional helpful tag was added. Or similarly maybe a muppet thought it was still ok to use and again, this helpful tag was added for reinforcement.
Only thing that’s surprising about this on an Aussie mine site is that the word used doesn’t start with “cu…”
Cuck.
nah, my bet is that’s a machine that’s like visibly exploded to pieces. some manager walked by and reprimanded them for not tagging the broken gear. writer of tag argued back that “it’s obviously fucked, i mean look at it. have a think about it for a second”. manager said it doesn’t matter, protocol. tag writer writes sarcastic tag.
I’m imagining obvious fire damage and a chalk outline of intern Redshirt in front of the machine…
you know, i bet it’s literally missing its primary control surface. like a tractor with the entire cab missing and some higher up was concerned someone would try to use it and hurt themselves.
I like your take way better than mine, I think that’s exactly what happened! Still reckon it’s an Aussie ;)
haha, no doubt. i may not be Australian, but i have written similar snarky reports before lol. after a certain point you’re choosing between 5 hours of overtime to write a report, or writing something like “event was fucked, station did not coordinate, check initial documents”
Transcript:
DANGER
DO NOT OPERATE
THIS EQUIPMENT, SWITCH, VALVE, MACHINERY,
REASON Fucked.
Open your eyes, have a think about it
look
SEE ALSO OTHER SIDE
I am quite certain that that does indeed say “cock”. If those are L’s then it’d LOLK at best, which I find dubious. There’s no way the third letter is an O.
