Facts | News | Entertainment on Instagram: "High rise construction in the 1980s was a different world. Many ironworkers built skyscrapers hundreds of feet in the air with minimal fall protection, often no harnesses, no guardrails, and no safety nets below. It was common to see workers casually walking narrow steel beams with nothing but their boots, balance, and tools keeping them alive. Safety regulations existed, but enforcement and standards were far more relaxed than today. Full time tie off