People with money can get quality work in any country. Regulations prevent unscrupulous businesses from taking advantage of the poor.

It's the people who don't have money that are at a much higher risk of injury or death due to improper installation and maintenance. It's a definite trade off we make in the west after large numbers of people suffered from lax safety standards. Simply put, if there is no compulsion to be safe, far too many people wont

Conversely, if you've never worked in a factory or a shipyard, I don't want to hear your opinion on excessive safety regulations.

I've seen OSHA violations of such severity, of such imminent danger, you couldn't get a tailor pin up my sphincter with a jackhammer.

They exist for a reason, and you're going to have to do your project on the cheap by yourself, sorry.

It's very difficult to hold opinions when you're dead, so I've no qualms about erring on the side of safety.

Easy opinion to hold when your job isn't at risk if you don't perform dangerous and stupid work for crappy pay.