I guess they didn’t tell the insurance company what their alternate solution was. Clearly the inevitable claim will be rejected.
It’s certainly a creative drawing, but the insurance bit is kind of dumb. Probably would have been better if the guy said, “We’re only doing this until the circus re-opens” or some such.
“Their accident insurance won’t allow them to use ladders??”
Sure, why not? Jobs requiring ladders are more likely to involve accidents so cheaper plans won’t cover them. Of course if you are in construction or house-painting a plan not covering ladder use is useless. However if you are in landscaping or handyman, it’d be reasonable.
” but the insurance bit is kind of dumb. Probably would have been better if the guy said”
I disagree. It’s Alice in Wonderland logic and kind of silly. … I mean, its not *funny* or laugh out loud or memorable in any way… but it’s a legitimate and acceptable silly gag.
Left guy would have had to jump off the roof for right guy to get any height at all.
“Their accident insurance won’t allow them to use ladders??”
I’m pretty sure ladders are involved in a lot of (expensive) liability claims, so the homeowner policy might not explicitly cover workmen’s injuries related to ladders. Of course, the workmen should have their OWN insurance, but not having it WOULD let you undercut the bids on the companies that do.
I had to take an hour-long online safety training course at work before I was allowed to use a 2-meter ladder to put up bunting for our office Pride party.
That’s a pretty long speech for a guy standing on a plank surrounded by speed lines. Did he say it on the way down, or on the way up? Does the other guy have to wait for him to finish before he can come down again? These are the mysteries of frozen-in-time single-panel comics.
In Ontario, there is specific workplace training required for “working at heights”. If the workers did not have it, Workman’s Compensation would not cover them, nor would any private liability insurance. The simpler solution, however, might be to get that training.
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I guess they didn’t tell the insurance company what their alternate solution was. Clearly the inevitable claim will be rejected.
It’s certainly a creative drawing, but the insurance bit is kind of dumb. Probably would have been better if the guy said, “We’re only doing this until the circus re-opens” or some such.
“Their accident insurance won’t allow them to use ladders??”
Sure, why not? Jobs requiring ladders are more likely to involve accidents so cheaper plans won’t cover them. Of course if you are in construction or house-painting a plan not covering ladder use is useless. However if you are in landscaping or handyman, it’d be reasonable.
” but the insurance bit is kind of dumb. Probably would have been better if the guy said”
I disagree. It’s Alice in Wonderland logic and kind of silly. … I mean, its not *funny* or laugh out loud or memorable in any way… but it’s a legitimate and acceptable silly gag.
Left guy would have had to jump off the roof for right guy to get any height at all.
“Their accident insurance won’t allow them to use ladders??”
I’m pretty sure ladders are involved in a lot of (expensive) liability claims, so the homeowner policy might not explicitly cover workmen’s injuries related to ladders. Of course, the workmen should have their OWN insurance, but not having it WOULD let you undercut the bids on the companies that do.
I had to take an hour-long online safety training course at work before I was allowed to use a 2-meter ladder to put up bunting for our office Pride party.
That’s a pretty long speech for a guy standing on a plank surrounded by speed lines. Did he say it on the way down, or on the way up? Does the other guy have to wait for him to finish before he can come down again? These are the mysteries of frozen-in-time single-panel comics.
In Ontario, there is specific workplace training required for “working at heights”. If the workers did not have it, Workman’s Compensation would not cover them, nor would any private liability insurance. The simpler solution, however, might be to get that training.
https://www.whsc.on.ca/Training/Training-Registration/Working-At-Heights-Training