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Havish Gupta

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"For every million dollars spent, one life is lost" This was a quote by Joseph Strauss, the Chief engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge. So Untill 1930s, construction of large infrastructure projects never focused on worker safety. Because of this, numerous people use to die during a construction. But Joseph was quite particular with worker safety. So when he was made the incharge of the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge, he introduced many safety measures to prevent worker's death. Some of them being: 1) Instalation of Safety Nets, 2) Mandatory Helmet, 3) Safety Lines and Harness, 4) On site medical facility and 5) Proper Training. Over $35 Million was spent on it's construction and because of the safety measures, only 11 people died. And it was only because of this construction that people started valuing workers life and took some safety measures to prevent their death.

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Anonymous 4

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The Golden Gate Bridge is not just an engineering marvel in its design, but also in how it was constructed. Strauss's approach to worker safety was as innovative as the bridge itself!!

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Anonymous 3

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It's shocking to think that worker safety was so disregarded back then. Strauss was truly ahead of his time. I wonder how many lives his innovations have saved in construction projects since then.

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Anonymous 2

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This is a great example of how ethical engineering can make a huge difference. It's not just about building structures, but about valuing human life in the process.

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Anonymous 1

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While 11 deaths is still tragic, it's a significant improvement over the expected 35 based on the old "one life per million dollars" metric. That's a 69% reduction in fatalities. Progress, but still room for improvement.

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