I often have voice dial in my head set.
Mostly the HO is home and/ or the neighbor. Whistles are legally mandated for falling trees, I'm told.
I have used a call-in. The idea of having to do something dicey, alone, is not part of the plan. I can see the idea of a call/ call-right-back system, or keeping on the phone.
Formal training is a frequently neglected, Legal Obligation. Like many of you, I can tell industrial accident sorry after industrial accident story.
Training is to increase professionalism, production,and safety, and help with loss prevention, lower stress , etc.
a training manual, for knots, as an example, has pictures and resources for learning their skill set. I can't climb down every time a knot has to be tied. Train'em at "teachable" moments, which they can practice during down time, like if I have to talk to the HO or neighbor. (P.s. www animated knots.com). What to do if you unexpectedly need the POW hung, and your groundie is only a brush dragging monkey?
Driving has got to be the biggest daily risk. One unsecured ladder, or losing a trailer could be an easy deadly pile-up on the highway. Once when exhausted, a long time ago, I forgot to secure an extension ladder. It slid off, going 60mph, on the highway, at night. Luckily, it slid onto the shoulder of the road.
A woman lost her face here a few years back when some wood came off a truck on the highway. Unsecured Load enforcement went way up.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/41960037.html?mobile=y this is one of many stories of its kind.
A training manual for chipping backs up the job safety meeting. I have better things to do than check air pressure, oil levels, touch-up blades, etc. I need an employee to do it, and do it right. Pre-trip inspection of vehicles is likewise something I want to train on and delegate.
A lot of people (most actually) will learn better with eyes on pictures and written words, in addition to hands-on and oral instruction.
Top-side friction, with the climber lowering basic stuff, increases productivity. Some of the same techniques are applicable with a groundie or two, another climber working another tree onsite, or no other employees. Obviously, I'm not negative blocking huge logs, and if that were the option as most productive, a groundie come in.
One thing that has been rang true to me is that I don't want to be 'lost' when someone is sick, injured, quits or most of all need to be fired. I waited too long to fire Erik, in part because I didn't have a guy trained up, and hiring anyone with good experience is a needle in a haystack. I would love to be able to his someone with good skills and experience.
Continue on with the feedback, more about how to be self-sufficient as a climber, as needed, that work alone versus not working alone. I generally take the approach that without a trained rescuer onsite, I'm on my own anyway. No ladder truck will reach many of the places I work.
That kiddo next to me in my avatar is part of the safety net, as in not taking questionable- outcome take with a hope and prayer.
this made me laugh, I must admit I do get bored at lunch and can't really just sit and relax and do nothing. If I'm not chatting to clients I'll be sharpening saws or changing chipper blades. The other lads says it makes them feel bad for having a break when I'm working but I just can't sit still for that long.
