27 points

Ah, what a classic—couple scissor jacking in the pool rule

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93 points

If it works and it’s stupid - It’s still stupid but damn those make for good pictures on the internet

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61 points

Pool. Floating dock. Strapped on scissor lift. Definitely in the SOP binder ;)

This is definitely unstable – a lever arm that long is going to sway like hell.

Additionally, normally when working at heights you should be harnessed and clipped on. But if this thing tips over, you’d spend precious moments trying to unclip while underwater. A conundrum to be sure.

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39 points
Silly, we all know that water negates all fall damage!

/s

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15 points

The only way to make this remotely safe would be harnessing to the ceiling. Although that could still be bad if it tips over and catches your foot…

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4 points

I’ve been reading coroner inquest results and recommendations recently, which are mandatory for workplace deaths in my province.

The only thing I can think of looking at this is a coroner and five other people all drafting a document with the simple recommendation “Maybe fucking don’t?”

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19 points

To be fair, falling off this lift is probably safer than falling off of it when it’s on solid ground 🤷

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40 points

Not if you miss the water

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7 points

That’s why you use a harness on solid ground

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2 points

You harness to the ceiling… So you don’t hit the ground

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46 points

What, are you gonna drain the pool every time you need to use the scissor lift?

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27 points

they should just be using a cherry picker instead.

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3 points

I’m not sure a cherry picker would work here but I don’t know enough about cherry pickers to be able to answer for sure. Like cherry pickers are meant more for up than out and these guys aren’t more than like 16ish feet up and are probably further than that from the closest pool edge, the boom might not be able to go that far out that low with any sort of load on it.

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Cherry pickers go out just fine.
I’ve worked in a few over water and slightly below ground level. Yes, you unhook & change to a pfd at the waters edge.

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5 points

Is this innuendo?

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2 points

Yes?

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10 points

Not wearing a harness??? Write this man up!!!

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