gristle
Senior Member
Oh, for the love of god! Really, this is simply overreacting and blowing things out of proportion. Some industries and jobs are dangerous. That's the nature of their job. There's nothing new here. Construction can be dangerous and occasionally, someone dies. 5 deaths a year isn't a crisis. I cannot believe how wimpy people have become. Sheesh....
I don't think anyone used the word crisis. Because of a strong emphasis on workplace safety, construction sites have been made less deadly. Mining, quarrying and oil production jobs are statistically more dangerous than construction, as is logging and forestry. Still, any effort to reduce workplace fatalities is always a plus, and I'm sure that the industry - and the workers in particular - still aim for a zero figure mark.