Reminds me of our dyno at the Terex dealer back in the 80's. It was cut-off railroad ties to set the engine on and a 30 gallon former grease bucket was the radiator. Fuel was supplied through a old oil container. Good times man!
A time when men got things done! Even if they overloaded their tools a bit! LolSafety-what about safety?View attachment 262269
We used to make stuff like that but someone would question the safety.
As though they are engineers and know better than the persons using it. Worried about liability day and night.
Which is really strange for the fact they would trust someone to repair equipment but a engine stand would be
classified as out of bounds. Micro managing at it's best.
Careful there.The boss of bosses came by yesterday to thank me for pointing out the danger and said that they are looking into getting the proper stands. I asked him to pay for mine or another guy's welding certification. So that we could fabricate stuff like this. He said that he would look into it.
...and what will you say standing in front of a judge when there is an accident ?There's a point of liability and a point of reason. I put my job on the line by certifying some product lifting hooks made at the plant. They were tested at multiple weight of the design load. We tagged each hook as required. OSHA doesn't say who certifies, just that it be certified by someone.
...and what will you say standing in front of a judge when there is an accident ?
It might be OSHA on the other side, or it might be the injured party or their next of kin.
Small company, limited assets.Just look at the stuff that loggers, dirt contractors, farmers, and specialty trucking outfits make "shop built", somehow they get away with it.