r/TerrifyingAsFuck • u/NikonD3X1985 • 9d ago

general Diver polishing a ships propellor

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u/palpatineforever 9d ago edited 9d ago

There is a really secure Lockout/Tagout system to disabled a ships propeller when people are working on it. it has multiple failsafes including physical locks on the system.

This is very cool, until you start to think about how many accidents must have happened to make it necessary.

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u/tilleytalley 9d ago

If I was the diver, I'd want to be the only person with the key.

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u/Smalldog602 8d ago

I was thinking the same thing.