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Construction Workers Dangle from Dangerous Heights at World Trade Centre Site

August 17, 2012 Current Affairs No Comments

The former site of the World Trade Centre is bustling with activity as pictures emerge of construction workers reconstructing Manhattan’s tallest building. Dangling from perilous heights (up to 1,000 feet), the brave crews of the One World Trade Centre show no fear as they install the final floors of the 104-floor tower.

Hard to miss, construction site workers of the female persuasion stand out in their ladies safety shoes, contributing their fair share of effort to, what will soon be, the third tallest building in the world. Wearing nothing but their ladies workwear and safety harnesses, these women operate at vertical heights to keep up with their male counterparts.

Thanks to the magnificent job being done by construction workers, the 3.8 billion dollar structure’s skyline is now in sight of New York’s Empire State Building, and is expected to open at the end of 2013 after over 8 years of planning and labour. Despite fears of a repeat terrorist attack, the US government has remained steadfast in their initiative to revive the site of the World Trade Centre.

Who will be the One World Trade Centre’s first tenants?

Once construction workers vacate the premises, the first six floors of the skyscraper will be inhabited by a variety of companies, including publishing house Conde Nast. The other half of the tower, a staggering 270,000 feet has been allocated to the US General Services Administration.

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The design and fitting of safety gear for construction sites has long been one focussed on men. As it stands to reason that in the past the vast majority of construction workers were men, where would the need be to mass produce health and safety gear for women be. However as the human race moves forward and we become more enlightened, more tolerant and thankfully less ignorant, we begin to see boundaries being broken; in this case women are joining the construction crews throughout the UK. We cannot pretend that men and women are the same; however we should all be treated equally. Ladies safety shoes that are just as well designed, comfortable and safe as men’s are essential.

It is interesting to note the differences involved between having women and men on a construction site. While it’s been taken for granted what a man’s work safety gear should cater for, when we add an entire new aspect to the workplace things are bound to get complicated. Women have unique health and safety issues that any ‘made-in-US or UK’ safety gear needs to cater too; it’s all relative though since men also have unique needs when compared to women. We’re not talking high-heel work shoes here when we say unique; we’re paying attention to how different clothes tend to fit, on average longer hair for women and a majority of smaller sizes when it comes to issues setting women’s work or lifting safety gear from men’s.

Safety gear suppliers are catching on to the need quickly with many prominent stockists offering a wide selection of women specific safety gear; the only pity is the subconscious condescending nature of making most of the items pink. Although it would be just as contradictory to note that all men must be reckless if there is chainsaw safety gear specifically designed to save limbs. However this movement is a great start to ensure that a women’s place on a construction site is met with the same amount of care and respect as any man; sisters wearing safety gear for themselves.