Monday, July 10, 2006

Workplace health and safety in the Fez Medina

Here at The View from Fez, we take issues of workplace health and safety very seriously. Yet, time and again our workers have flatly refused to wear masks to protect themselves from lime dust and other irritants.

Today, however, we had a win. Safety goggles. These were needed to protect the eyes of the women who were stripping paint from an area above head-height. Small chemical splashes were coming back onto their faces and so we moved quickly. We sent out for industrial safety glasses.

Halima & Fatima pose for fashion shoot

What arrived was not quite what we had in mind.

Maybe the women liked them because they were a fashion statement? Sadly the glass fogged up within five minutes and they were totally useless. Another shopping expedition is on the way.


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2 comments:

Jonathan said...

If the ladies approve try getting them to rub some spit in the goggles before putting them on. That usually stops them 'fogging up'.

Did the trick for me when I was a young nipper in school.

Hujaina said...

salam
but these are not what u need
du should go by urself and by them from near the entry door of Rcif
but tell us how come that WOMEN do work such males craft?? its not common in Fes
that would make a nice topic