TIL ladder safety used to be a lot more casual back in the day

I dug out some old photos from my first year on the job, and we're just leaning ladders against gutters with no tie-offs. These days, my company requires a full harness system and a partner for any roof access. It's definitely safer, but man, it adds time to every install. What's one old habit you're glad is gone now?

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jessicah916mo ago

Asbestos insulation work is the big one. They used to handle that stuff with bare hands and no masks. Glad that's over.

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garcia.logan6mo ago

No way they used bare hands

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willowgarcia6mo ago

Man, that's just how it goes with a lot of stuff. We do things a certain way for years before figuring out it's actually terrible for us. It's scary what gets normalized.

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