[Audioguru]

What a Rube Goldberg rig! Improperly harnessed, belayed, rigged, and a host of other shit. No rope chafing protection, no safety man. You work aloft alone, this is the result of an accident. He did not deserve to die, but that is the price of uneducated ventures into the world of climbing.

[Karma]

Originally Posted by Illusion ↗

Harness-Induced Death

Wide ranges of situations require safety harnesses of various types. Workers requiring fall protection, workers entering many confined spaces, mountain climbers, deer hunters in elevated stands, and cave explorers all try to protect themselves through the use of safety harnesses, belts, and seats. What is little known however, is that these harnesses can also kill. Harnesses can become deadly whenever a worker is suspended for duration over five minutes in an upright posture, with the legs relaxed straight beneath the body. This can occur in many different situations in industry. A carpenter working alone is caught in mid-fall by his safety harness, only to die 15 minutes later from suspension trauma. An electrical worker is lowered into a shaft after testing for toxic gases. He is lowered on a cable and is positioned at the right level to repair a junction box. After five minutes he is unconscious--but his buddies tending the line don't realize it, and 15 minutes later a dead body is hauled out. The cause of this problem is called "suspension trauma." Fall protection researchers have recognized this phenomenon for decades. Despite this, data have not been collected on the extent of the problem; most users of fall protection equipment, rescue personnel, and safety and health professionals remain unaware of the hazard.

This is definitely what the guy died of. There was no rope around his neck. Suspension trauma seems to make much more sense.

And the 'rescuers' laughing was hard to listen to.

Not every country has the same safety laws or standards. My god I am in Hong Kong right now and you should see these guys put up bamboo scaffolding.
I am talking about when they build high rise buildings. They are standing on nothing more than bamboo. It's amazing.

[Audioguru]

I totally agree Karma. In this day and age, the technology escapes the very people who have a major hand in the design, manufacture and implementation of very means they have to help themselves. Go figure