Nearly stripped bare

Posted 8/25/16

Nearly stripped to bare metal If the Rocky Point arch is looking a bit shabby these days, that's a good thing, as work in preparation of it being painted a fresh white is nearing completion. Blane Toedt, who worked on the restoration of City Hall and

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Nearly stripped bare

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If the Rocky Point arch is looking a bit shabby these days, that’s a good thing, as work in preparation of it being painted a fresh white is nearing completion. Blane Toedt, who worked on the restoration of City Hall and painting the Newport Bridge prior to employment with the city, said he expects to start spray-painting next week. The work is being done through a partnership between the city, state, Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce and the Rocky Point Foundation. The foundation received a $5,260 Rhode Island Foundation grant to buy the paint and rent the equipment enabling the city to take on the project. The chamber also assisted, collecting $1,000 in donations to paint the arch. (Drone photo courtesy of Sean Chatham)

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  • Thecaptain

    Well how about that. It seems that the contractor now has a harness on. Most likely because the site was visited by OSHA after the last photo taken which put the residents of the city in a liability situation.

    Thursday, August 25, 2016 Report this

  • RISchadenfreude

    It's MORE likely that his boss saw him without a harness; he has a better chance of getting pregnant than receiving a visit from OSHA. OSHA falls into the "We're from the Government, and we're here to help you" category- it's my experience that they normally only appear AFTER an accident or fatality to issue fines.

    I complained twice last year about the scaffolds and practices at a construction site; the first time I left a message on the OSHA office's machine and the second time I reached a field agent who transferred me to someone else's answering machine- never heard back from him, either. The construction site supervisor didn't care either. I noted the time & date of both messages and decided that if an accident occurred, I'd be in front of the news cameras with my notes.

    Friday, August 26, 2016 Report this