A Bit More Vietnamese: Occupational Safety

Looking back through our photos, I realized I missed a few things I should've posted about while I was in Vietnam. Since there's not much happening on the cancer front, I figured I'd go ahead and post a few more pictures and comments on Vietnam as I make my way through the ~350MB of photos and video. 

First subject: occupational safety. Here are three pictures of a building site in Saigon. Notice anything unusual?

There's no separation between the building site and the rest of the city. That guy with the backpack walking through the site is Sib2, and I'm right behind him. Halfway across the work site we get passed by the random guy on the scooter. You certainly wouldn't be able to do that in Seattle. 

On our motorcycle tour, we literally saw road workers laying gravel and asphalt on the road while cars, trucks and scooters were driving over it. 

Protective foot wear in Vietnam is a flip-flop and headgear is a baseball cap.

Clearly, there is no equivalent to OSHA in Vietnam. For someone used to American safety standards, it's a little startling. But it does allow for a very close view of their projects.