Unsafe Demolition Practices in Malta

They arrive on a public holiday with the largest digger possible. On the first knocks the adjacent buildings suffer huge damage. No common sense

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News & Politics

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• demolition
• Malta

[dajduMalti]

kieku kont int il-gar hdejn dak il-bini u thoss darek tirtodd u tara l-hitan jingiebdu l-barra....min jaf x'kont taghmel ?

[VanDeGraaff]

What is so unsafe with this, exept for the power lines/clothes lines? This is common practice. Yes the digger is big, but the hammer hes got is quite heavy, and its a long reach.

There is one thing above all else that ruins a contractors day, and it is people like you, people who cant bear a little noise and complains about everything. Perphaps they should have demolished that buildning with sledgehammers and wheelbarrows, would that be a good idea? Lets hammer on for a few weeks.

Idiot.

[ke6gwf]

@LocalmotionSiromer

By "Best Practice" standards over in in California, this would be unsafe.

It is in Malta, so it might be safe by the standards they are used too!

This could be a well planned operation with a good operator trying to reduce the impact to traffic and having city permission to shut the street, or it could be somebody trying to get it done on a holiday so the officials don't catch him and red-tag him and not caring about others. I have worked for both types! :)

[willb8478]

shit video

[transdrole]

6 billion of us and all we can think about all day is 'safe safe safe.'

[BoTMSapper]

Today was the only day i could get off to do some works around my house..... so I borrowed the BIG jack hammer from work (boss said it was ok for me to use it) to get as much done in a day :D

Just dont well the wife Im doing revnos while she is away

[LocalmotionSiromer]

@ke6gwf... you're wrong I think...

While I agree any damage to neighbouring houses would be unsafe, there is definately nothing in this video that shows damage has been done.

I agree powerlines are a safety issue - that is why he is establishing a work area off the street and away from the powerlines which are heavily insulated and may even be switched off. There is also a banksman.

Maybe the work had to be done on a holiday as it involved closing the road?

Look again!!! ;)

[siggiewi89]

dajduMalti jaqaw ma kellikx x taghmel. hallihom in nies wehidhom jew ma kienitx id dar takhom li kellkhom twaqqghu.

[Lesgeorge123]

WINGER

[hvguy]

@VanDeGraaff +1 the build, we must destroy....

its just a little hammering.... turn up the tv and enjoy your day off... or go somewhere else.