ChuckNJ
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Very rarely do you hear about plumbers who've died doing their jobs. I guess from time to time it happens, but for the most part I never really considered being a plumber as an extremely dangerous occupation. I've been on new construction job sites where people were killed, but that was usually by a fall or machinery mishap. I've never experienced any situation where friends / co-workers were overcome by methane.
We've all heard that old saying "Electricity Kills" and its pretty much well known that people who have no experience with electricity should either educate themselves prior to doing any repairs, or hire a licensed electrician to do the job.
Do you feel the same about plumbing? Do you feel that working on plumbing is as hazardous as working with electricity (repairs and such)? Have you had any personal "near death" experiences that have changed your outlook on your work procedures and made you take more precautions while working?
This article stemmed this thought.
http://www.c-n.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007707040315
I was unaware that methane gas could overpower someone so quickly and with such devastating results. I knew the gas was dangerous to work near or in, but I was under the assumption that a person would have the available time to escape the gas, by either holding their breath (if they smelled the gas), or by moving out of the immediate area. Methane gas is odorless, and I guess without a detection meter, you wouldn't be aware it was around you as you worked.
You would hope that this tragedy would enforce the idea of taking precautions in such instances.
We've all heard that old saying "Electricity Kills" and its pretty much well known that people who have no experience with electricity should either educate themselves prior to doing any repairs, or hire a licensed electrician to do the job.
Do you feel the same about plumbing? Do you feel that working on plumbing is as hazardous as working with electricity (repairs and such)? Have you had any personal "near death" experiences that have changed your outlook on your work procedures and made you take more precautions while working?
This article stemmed this thought.
http://www.c-n.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007707040315
I was unaware that methane gas could overpower someone so quickly and with such devastating results. I knew the gas was dangerous to work near or in, but I was under the assumption that a person would have the available time to escape the gas, by either holding their breath (if they smelled the gas), or by moving out of the immediate area. Methane gas is odorless, and I guess without a detection meter, you wouldn't be aware it was around you as you worked.
You would hope that this tragedy would enforce the idea of taking precautions in such instances.
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