{"id":43919,"date":"2018-05-08T10:58:57","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T14:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/?p=42179"},"modified":"2024-08-14T20:20:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T20:20:59","slug":"avengers-kind-safety-training-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/avengers-kind-safety-training-need\/","title":{"rendered":"The Avengers: What Kind of Safety Training Do They Need?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether if it\u2019s a cat in the tree or an alien life-form looking to destroy Earth, superheroes in film and on television are constantly putting themselves in harms way to save the day. Some have super powers like strength, or the ability to fly, but some are just normal with fancy suits and armor. No matter how big and strong they are, perhaps some safety training could prevent even the most mighty from harm. We’re going to look at some of the key members of the Avengers and learn just how they can implement some safety training to keep themselves safe (let’s face it, compliance is the last thing on their minds).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

**Warning: May Contain Spoilers**<\/em><\/p>\n\"ironman-safety\"\n

Iron Man – Electrical Safety<\/b><\/p>\n

If you know anything about Iron Man<\/a> (Tony Stark), he\u2019s a billionaire playboy who is constantly building new toys to help defeat evil from harming Earth. Stark, due to a \u201cworkplace\u201d injury years ago, now has to wear an arc reactor in his chest to keep shrapnel from floating into his heart. Between his hobbies and his day job, he\u2019s one electrical hazard away from shorting that reactor and causing himself imminent doom. Let\u2019s hope he stays up to date on some electrical safety<\/a> best practices to avoid that route.<\/span><\/p>\n\"black-widow-safety\"\n

Black Widow – Workplace Violence<\/b><\/p>\n

So, whenever Black Widow<\/a> is on the screen, there\u2019s a really good chance that she\u2019s about to kick or tackle someone. I\u2019m pretty confident her first showings in film were just that – finding the next person to get into a chokehold. Let\u2019s face it, she was a spy turned agent so I guess that\u2019s what the job description asks for.<\/span><\/p>\n\"hulk-safety\"\n

Hulk – Workplace Stress<\/b><\/p>\n

The Incredible Hulk<\/a> (Bruce Banner) might be the most stressed person on the planet. His levels of stress not only causes harm and damage to everyone and everything in his path, the guy literally turns green and changes form. That can\u2019t be good on his body or mind. Maybe if Banner learns to handle stress a bit better with his jobs (scientist and beast), he\u2019d have no reason to change and smash things in his path. <\/span><\/p>\n\"thor-safety\"\n

Thor – LockOut TagOut<\/b><\/p>\n

Sure, looking at Thor<\/a>, you\u2019re probably thinking Hand and Power Tool Safety make a bit more sense being that he literally uses a hammer to smash away his foes. I think he does a great job, though, with wielding <\/span>Mj\u00f6lnir<\/span> so no immediate training there. In the most recent film, <\/span>Avengers: Infinity War, <\/span><\/i>Thor is found holding open a door to allow energy to flow to start the molding of his new weapon <\/span>Stormbreaker <\/span><\/i>(ok, maybe he could use some Hand and Power Tool training after-all). Not to be \u201cthat guy\u201d, but a little LockOut TagOut<\/a> training would of had that broken down machine locked down and prevented energy from a star to pass through Thor to create his weapon. Perhaps waiting for a service team to fix the machine in the first place would have been a good call, though not sure what a machine’s downtime looks like in the middle of space. <\/span><\/p>\n

(<\/span>Yes, I do understand that without this axe being created, Wakanda would probably be in greater trouble)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\"captain-america-safety\"\n

Captain America – PPE <\/b><\/p>\n

Steve Rogers (Captain America<\/a>) is pretty much the \u201cposter boy\u201d for all things good about the Avengers. He\u2019s selfless, he\u2019s strong, he\u2019s a war hero…he\u2019s what we would call a great American. Unfortunately, workplace hazards show no prejudice towards anyone and Captain America is no different. Though he possesses superhuman strength, being that his most trusted weapon is a form of medieval style technology reimagined with <\/span>adamantium, I think he needs to learn a bit more about PPE<\/a>. For example, Tony Stark is covered with a mechanical suit and Thor is a God, so they\u2019re good but Captain is a human man…plain and simple. When he\u2019s going up against villains; they\u2019re all superhuman. So, if he can work on understanding some better PPE practices, his life expectancy might go up a few years (even with his workplace being a bit dangerous at times). <\/span><\/p>\n\"spiderman-safety\"\n

Spiderman – Fall Protection<\/b><\/p>\n

Peter Parker (Spiderman<\/a>) is the high-flying, swinging kid from New York who, from a spider bite, is now \u201cblessed\u201d with special abilities. <\/span>Besides the clear labor laws being broken for this kid fighting to save the galaxy, Spiderman can certainly benefit from some fall protection<\/a> training. With him swinging around the tops of buildings hundreds of feet above the ground, one can image that having a fall protection harness could save him from some dangerous falls he endures. Yes, I\u2019m sure that restricts him quite a bit but safety over productivity!<\/span><\/p>\n\"nice-fury-safety\"\n

Nick Fury – Eye Safety<\/b><\/p>\n

Nick Fury<\/a>, being the leader of SHIELD and, in theory, the Avengers, is a terrible example of workplace safety. With all of these heros violating safety regulations at every turn, there\u2019s no surprise when you see that Fury is heading this organization. Not only does he need some managerial safety training, but at this point, let\u2019s have him focus on Eye Safety. He has already lost one eye from a workplace hazard, perhaps some eye protection could have prevented that injury. If Fury loses another eye, how much more safety standards are the Avengers going to violate – can you imagine? <\/span><\/p>\n\"safety\n

Ant Man – Confined Space<\/b><\/p>\n

Whether he\u2019s channeling his inner Ant or turning himself into Giant Man, Scott Lang is a serious hazard in any workplace environment. After stealing his suit to become Ant Man<\/a>, Lang finds himself with the ability to shrink down to the size of an ant or expand his size to a giant. Because of this \u201cant transition\u201d, Lang is often running through small pipes and drains to get the advantage on his enemies, which leaves him at risk of injury and illness in confined spaces<\/a>. Not sure if this training will prevent him from going through those tight spaces again, but it might show him how to operate down there in the very least. <\/span><\/p>\n\"safety\n

Groot – Fire Prevention<\/b><\/p>\n

Groot<\/a>, being a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy and an Avenger, is put into some of the most dangerous and compromising places in order to save his teammates. Being that he\u2019s completely made out of wood, one would have to worry about exposure to any fire. One spark could turn Groot into ash and I\u2019m not sure if he\u2019ll come back from that one. Whether is fire extinguisher<\/a> or general fire safety training, I’m sure these topics can’t hurt Groot’s chances of staying alive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Whether if it\u2019s a cat in the tree or an alien life-form looking to destroy Earth, superheroes in film and on television are constantly putting themselves in harms way to save the day. Some have super powers like strength, or the ability to fly, but some are just normal with fancy suits and armor. No …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1305,83],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-safety-training"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=43919"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43919\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58590,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/43919\/revisions\/58590"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=43919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atlantictraining.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=43919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}