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One_Life_To_Give

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14. Couldn't find a reference to using Bushes as a Railing

Tue May 31, 2016, 02:58 PM

May 2016

The fence met building code 30 yrs ago. Appears to me the bushes were intended to slow down anyone who had crossed the fence from being able to quickly get to the edge and fall in. Be interested to know if OSHA requires a Harness on anyone working on the exhibit side of the fence? Also just how long it took the 4yr old to get thru the Bushes and did any of the adults if any in the area recognize how unsafe that situation could be?

Seems to me if it was a 3ft rail next to a 15 ft drop people may have been quicker to recognize the risk. Would replacing the Fence with a modern 42in solve the problem of just delay the next event?

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Ok...the passage way through the barrier. trumad May 2016 #12

See the drawing--it was a 3 foot barrier--not high enough for an energetic 4 yo male. mnhtnbb May 2016 #13

Couldn't find a reference to using Bushes as a Railing One_Life_To_Give May 2016 #14

The roots of the bushes would also have helped keep the soil stable. n/t pnwmom May 2016 #16

And a couple of reports said he slipped UNDER the rail. What we do know pnwmom May 2016 #15

Did people understand their role though? One_Life_To_Give May 2016 #17

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Yes (nt) bigwillq May 2016 #8

Plexiglass, 6 ft high. n/t Gormy Cuss May 2016 #10