Near-death experiences or injuries during build season?

[kylelanman]

We have a our basketball hoops sitting right in front of a set of double doors in our shop.

I came in after work. Ducked to go under one of the middle backboards. I walked through forgot the rim was there and my forehead got cut on one of the net hooks. The students smiled and said your like the third person to do that and then said I was bleeding. I thought why not put caution tape or something across there.

2 days later.....

Our head mentor ducked to go under, walked through and stood up right into the rim. The top of his head was gauged by one of the hoop hooks. He bleed for about 5 minutes.

I suggested we put caution tape across there.....it sits waiting for the next victim.

[Karibou]

Originally Posted by kylelanman

I suggested we put caution tape across there.....it sits waiting for the next victim.

Why not go tape it yourself? By not doing anything about it, you're just as bad as the people you're telling to tape it.

[EricH]

Originally Posted by Karibou

Why not go tape it yourself? By not doing anything about it, you're just as bad as the people you're telling to tape it.

I think that's the wrong question to ask.

The REAL question is, why is the backboard set right in front of the double doors such that people have to go under it? If I left a hazard like that in that sort of location, I could reasonably expect to have to move it or take it down immediately.

Only use caution tape if the whole setup cannot be moved. Then use lots of caution tape, to get the point across that you really don't want to be going through there if you don't absolutely have to.

[Tristan Lall]

Originally Posted by EricH

I think that's the wrong question to ask.

I think they're both good questions. Yours goes to error-proofing, and hers goes to human factors (initiative, assumption of responsibility, etc.).