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To me, its hard to know how much to let people do things the dangerous way. How would I feel if I see him turn into a bullet when the rigging rope snags him and yanks him into the lowering device or up into the tree, as we saw in that one video? When i was new to residential work, on my first...

Thanks, Sep. What do you think should slide, versus what is important to keep, specifically?

http://www.amazon.com/Pyle-PLCM7500-Assistance-Waterproof-Adjustable/dp/B009RIK3EO/ref=lp_1253823011_1_2?s=car&ie=UTF8&qid=1454259934&sr=1-2 Just a basic Google search. This one is pretty cheap. I expected them to cost more. 2/3 off is $72 plus free shipping. I wonder how they stand up to...

I don't expect it to last on a tree truck. Maybe on the chip truck it can be mounted under the bed, in a protected place.

I will use more YouTube videos for training, now that I have a tablet. Any good links?

No Stig, this guy is about my age and is the alcoholic, Red Bull and cigarettes by day, Bud Lite and cigarettes by night, doesn't know what a climbing line is, and barely knows about a lowering line is, ex-logger. When I mention loggers, people shouldn't read FALLER. There is a huge amount...

Starting before they ever go on the job site, Pete. Call and Respond. They are never in danger of getting crushed by a log or branch so long as they will abide by it. From the beginning, I tell them to watch their footing, clear tripping hazards, etc. Safe lifting. Step by step. Then, get...

Starting before they ever go on the job site, Pete. Call and Respond. They are never in danger of getting crushed by a log or branch so long as they will abide by it. From the beginning, I tell them to watch their footing, clear tripping hazards, etc. Safe lifting. Step by step. Then, get...

A good idea. Keep them coming. I don't know who that might be. I've only really worked with two local companies tag teaming on a handful of jobs, me subbing to/ from them.Didn't go super well. The guy I worked for as a sub is an old logger turned residential tree removal and poor...

I'm also curious what training you guys do/ are supposed to do to be legal, where you work? How much do you think the industry, as a whole, does of this required training? Here, its like a $5,000 fine to not have this Accident Prevention Program in place...

Thanks, Willie. How do you train your guys? What do you expect from them? What do you do when this expectation is met? Not met? What counts as a strike to you? How many strikes per year do they get?

That's my approach. I've seen so much needless injury/ damage/ loss or near injury/damage/ loss, so many unnecessarily critical situations. My general impression is that it usually those who can afford it least (working guy trying to make it) who bear the most risk, with the benefit going to...

NONE taken. I'm looking for lessons others have learned, so I can learn from them, rather than beat my head against the wall. Yes, Stephen, VA's post is good. Sorry, don't know your name. What I will say is that I have an solid training/ experiential education background. One past employee...

The original post: I really wanted to find good input, and not be such a rant. Sorry for the rant. Thanks for that input, Fiona. My college education put some 'well-roundedness' into things, as well as some hard science and such. All tree stuff came afterward. Hands-on, a lot of reading...

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Yes, JP, I do need to relax. Easier said than done. Its very hard to relax when people continue to do dangerous stuff around me, against the agreed upon plan/ training, or do stupid things like not telling me that when I trusted them to do some work, that a critical machine was a problem. This...

Long, long, long post. I type quickly. And digress. And I live a long way away from other people, at the moment, not talking to a lot of people in a day. I'm sure you all have dealt with similar things and hopefully have some insight. I am wanting to join TCIA. Its a matter of choosing what I...

Sorry for the rants in the thread taking away from more productive parts.

Thank you for your input, Jon. Not knowing you, I'd guess that you're probably a pretty smart guy to have built what you have. So how do you deal with training, safety infractions, disciplinary issues? Where is the best source of applicants? What do you do when people who have a lot less...

I couldn't have someone else climb FT, and have a FT groundie or two, and me, plus a mini and for-hire grapple truck. If I did things the hard way, I could have that many people. Funny, I find customer's easy to deal with, by and large. Maybe thread-worthy, as I'm sure you're fighting the...