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How Taking Shortcuts in the Workplace Can Lead to Accidents?

December 17, 2024October 22, 2023 by Abdullah Malik

In a construction site, workers were tasked with painting the walls of a newly constructed building. The walls reached significant heights, and to complete this task, workers used ladders and other access equipment to reach all areas, ensuring that every inch of the wall was evenly coated with paint. The worker, seeking a quicker solution, contemplated a shortcut. He thought he could extend his body slightly away from the ladder, maintain a firm grip with one hand, and use the other to reach and paint the small, uncoated patch. In his mind, this shortcut seemed like a way to save time and effort, as it would avoid the ladder-repositioning process.

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