Government Workers In India Wear Motorcycle Helmets To Protect Then From Falling Debris



Government employees working in a decrepit building in Telangana, India, have taken to wearing motorcycle helmets to prevent slabs of concrete from the ceiling from falling on their heads. Ironically, part of the Mandal Parishad Development Office’s tasks includes creation and maintenance of infrastructure. Local media reported that the staff have been demanding relocation to a safer office building after a colleague nearly suffered brain damage when cement fell and struck him. The problem originated with a leak in the ceiling, causing pieces of concrete to loosen and fall. Employees, tired of waiting for the promised move to another, safer location, took it upon themselves to begin wearing motorcycle helmets for protection.