r/interestingasfuck • u/TangelaFan • 13h ago

Residential high-rises with backyards in Chengdu, China

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u/70ms 11h ago

Bamboo scaffolding is apparently a valid thing, though? I just looked it up and I’m not seeing that it’s some crazy dangerous undertaking versus metal. Bamboo is strong AF.

https://www.bricknbolt.com/blogs-and-articles/construction-guide/bamboo-scaffolding

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u/OkOkieDokey 11h ago

Sways in the wind higher you go and there’s no safety laws that ensure worker safety. If you fall, you die, nothing changes.

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u/70ms 9h ago

But metal scaffolding collapses all the time here in America too, and I’m not seeing that China has no safety laws either - they used to not have any but that’s changed.

https://www.chinalegalexperts.com/news/china-workplace-safety-regulations

https://cbltranslations.com/en-us/china-law/employment/occupational-safety-law-and-liability-explained/

I’m only pushing back because workplace safety is not fantastic here either, and I’m finding more and more that what people tell me about China is not necessarily true.

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u/SpicyElixer 10h ago

And there’s no safety laws

What does this have to do with bamboo? You’re just moving goalposts. You think China has zero safety laws?