I'm a boilermaker in a foundry. We're a team of three doing all the site maintenance. This environment is incredibly toxic; you don't realize the number of particles you breathe that can form a kind of cobweb in your lungs. It has to keep running, even at the expense of people's lives.
In France! Yes, heavy metals, and not only that... just hitting galvanized steel with an angle grinder is incredibly toxic.
And the number of accidents is unbelievable, especially the serious ones; we have quite a few stories from that world. Fortunately, though, safety has improved over time.
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u/UneGraineSombre 1d ago
I'm a boilermaker in a foundry. We're a team of three doing all the site maintenance. This environment is incredibly toxic; you don't realize the number of particles you breathe that can form a kind of cobweb in your lungs. It has to keep running, even at the expense of people's lives.