CruxGNZ Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 I build houses. I do everything from masonry all the way up to roofing and everything inbetween. Lately, I've been installing beveled rough-sawn cedar siding. Most of the time the biggest ladder won't even touch the tallest part of the house, so I have to use a lift. I carry my digital camera everywhere I go now, so it was in my truck. I have my sister Tara working with me now (goes to school full time too) and she thought I was nuts and grabbed my camera and snapped a few shots. The lift I was using was pretty cool. It's like a car, but you control it from the boom. Pretty fun. Well, the lift couldn't reach where it needed to, because of trees in the way, so I had the lift fully extended and I had to stand on the rail of the basket and lean over as far as I could. You have to do what you have to do to get the job done. There wasn't any other way of getting it done. I didn't think it was anything big, but she did, so I figured I would share. Oh, there is 9 turkeys that are running around the new subdivision we're doing. You can get about 10 feet away from them untill they start going mental. Have you seen a turkey fly? They look so stupid I feel like taking my .22 cal. out to the job site and picking one off. They look so tastey! I was rained out, so yes, I was bored !M! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 What...no pictures of Tara? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillZ260 Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 Would like to see a safety harness.... and Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2126 Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 Mat, sure glads it's you up there and not me.....brave man you are! I remember years back, while I was building recording studios, we got into some pretty unusual places high up in the building we were working on and I can't say I miss that part of the job. Hope the ground was solid! Ever seen one of those lift decide to take a nap and just lay over.....pretty exciting for the occupant! Well, at least the cedar smells good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHO-Z Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 It is required by OSHA to wear a full body harness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim240z Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 OSHA only regulates companies of 50+ workers (I believe) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruxGNZ Posted October 15, 2004 Author Share Posted October 15, 2004 A safety harness makes it harder to move around inside the basket and I feel makes it more dangerous, since I got caught up in the damn thing, slipped and hit my head on the hand rail. If I fall out, oh well, it's my own fault, no one elses. Most of the tools I work with doesn't have any guards or safety equipment. They fall apart or break and hit the blade(s) or it reduces your visibility of what your cutting, making it more dangerous. Using power tools my whole life, you have a respect for what they are and I have a feel for what they can do if something binds/breaks, so I know how to react and keep myself from getting hurt. I can still count to ten on my fingers and I haven't broke any bones on the job. I use safety equipment only when I think it's just to dangerous to not use any, otherwise that stuff just gets in the way, again making it more dangerous. In some cases it costs more to set a job up for safety's sake than it would be to just get in there and get it done. When I do commercial jobs, then yes, I must have the required safety equipment. !M! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaparral2f Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 Man, it would take a lot of Wild Turkey to get me up there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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