Wearing a polishing plate - GIF

[VinnieL]

That looked like a rifle barrel he was polishing. It is an innovative way to do it so that it gets evenly polished its entire length.

[suther51]

Could the gloves be for heat? Polishing can create a good deal of heat.

[Nick79]

Right idea, but having an item - the plate - around your NECK so close to the high speed polisher is an unnecessary risk. Mount the bearings close to the wheel directly to the machine - add a safety shieled top and bottom in case it JUMPS of the spinning wheel and then, I might endorse it.

[Jon]

Found another set of these body-mounted polishing GIFs.

[jimfols]

Gives me more appreciation for things that are processed that way.

[Ralphxyz]

Can you imagine doing the same thing (very minor thing at that) all day long? I'd go bonkers.

[Moby Duck]

Dust masks and gloves but no eye protection.

[thevillageinn]

I feel like much of the ideas about how to make this safer are forgetting why this work appears to be done in a less developed country in the first place...$

I was impressed the workers were using masks.