For the 15,000 men who worked at Harland and Wolff at the time, safety precautions were rudimentary at best; a lot of the work was dangerous and was carried out without any safety equipment like hard hats or hand guards on machinery.
Untuk 15.000 orang yang bekerja di Harland and Wolff pada saat itu, pencegahan keselamatan dirancang sebagus mungkin; banyak pekerjaan berbahaya yang dilakukan tanpa peralatan keselamatan seperti topi atau pelindung tangan pada mesin.