Lula by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale - 1870s Sternwheeler Supply Boat for Floating Pile Driver

[wefalck]

I gather it depends on the master and his safety consciousness ... there are/were well-kept boats and others ...

 

[GrandpaPhil]

2 hours ago, Javelin said:

Unfortunately I have to agree with Ferrus. 

Although nowadays safety is improving, a lot of "old school" people are still around on work boats. 

The drive to perform and do things quickly is often that high that people ignore the hazards to their own life and limb. Very often they are not aware of the hazards or have gotten away with some practices for a while not to consider them dangerous at all. 

When at work, tools are often scattered around to avoid losing time to get them. A lot of it depends on who's leading the operations and which kind of mix of characters you have onboard. 

All in all the rate of injuries and casualties on workboats remains high, even today, and that's not entirely due to the inherently dangerous activities they perform...

 

 

That said, I'm happy to hear of the good news (considering the circumstances) about your health Keith! 

Great to see you continuing Lula! 

Don’t forget the extension cords run out and the air hoses!

 

The crews I worked with were pretty conscious about them though.

 

Cleaning them and everything else up was part of our shift change.