Still that way in some places I've been. Construction in places like Mexico doesn't seem to have anything like OSHA, at least anything that's having an influence. Lots of concrete cutting with unguarded blades, loose clothing, no eye protection, etc.

Or check out this one in China, forging huge flanges in the street with very little safeguards. https://youtu.be/yE8A6uMYXmw

Yep, spemt three months backpacking through Central America. Even as a tourist, you sort of start accepting that life is dangerous after a while. Or you just don't leave the hotel.

Within the last twenty-five years I have seen men holding on with one arm while operating a jackhammer with the other hand to cut through the cornice of a building in order to clear the way for a demolition chute. Other men about the same time were operating power saws on pipes propped up on a roof with gravel, and had no eye protection. This was in downtown Washington, DC/

Hey, at least they have face shields and gloves, that's better than a most third world workers I've seen.

that is pretty amazing!

Life is still very dangerous. Go to any less developed country with relaxed health and safety regulations, and you'll see some crazy shit.

Saw a guy in Fiji using the tip of a chainsaw to cut a notch in a beam. He was wearing flip-flops, and had no hearing protection, not to mention cutting things with the tip of a chainsaw is a bad idea, even with proper protective equipment.

Even in more developed countries, there are still plenty of very dangerous industries, such as logging. Farmers are notorious for poor H&S as well, it's a struggle here in New Zealand to get them to wear helmets while on bikes and put rollbars on quads. I've seen plenty of dodgy shit go down on building sites as well, despite attempts by Worksafe to wrap everything in cotton wool.

This is how steel is rolled somewhere in India: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-lGaC8OJGs

So mental! I can't imagine the heat in there, especially in the summer! Those turbine fans are just blowing hot air around. I went to India in March and it was 90+ everyday.

> Life was amazingly dangerous until very recently...

This is what drives me crazy about the outcry about unsafe working conditions in the developing world. I worked in a lumber mill just like that video and mills like that are still operating in Canada.

Yes, we in the West want the developing world to improve conditions, but let's also keep in mind we were just about as bad within living memory.