Which describes you

[reppy007]

Your called on the radio to lend another crew a hand,as you get there you see that they have already started picking up some wire,they dont have any grounds installed..do you insist that grounds be installed or do you figure,heck they have already started and have already handled the wire,so I wont mention anything and its not me up on the pole,and say nothing?

[Hooker]

With the way some companies are these days (example: 20 days off un-paid for every crew member on that job for a safety violation) we say something.

[reppy007]

With the way some companies are these days (example: 20 days off un-paid for every crew member on that job for a safety violation) we say something.

With the way im getting tired of guys getting killed because of not using whats available to them,If I was a supervisor Id let them know upfront that they would be fired if caught not using grounds...they would be wishing for that twenty days un-paid deal.

[T-Man]

Your are not doing your job or duty as a Union member by not saying something and getting them to get on the right side of the safety rules. Yea you'll look like a company man but in truth you are looking out for your brothers and keeping your butt out of trouble if you let it go on.

Most accidents are a string of little missteps or omisions and they add up untill some one is hurt or killed, You need to take the bull by the horns and change the string and keep it from going to a bad ending.

I'm done.

[birdog37]

Safety.I know for a fact that the way line work is done varies so much in this industry.When you go from one area to another even in the same company it has to do with training and the company you work for taking it seriously.Ya just have to because of the devastating effects it has all the way down from the crew you work on to your family and friends.Is it your job to see that their followed.You bet because if you don't you will be part of the devastation that takes place when something goes wrong.I was in this vary same position that Reppy talks about and I did make sure the rules were followed.It cost me my job,but I was rewarded in the end 2 fold.New job,more pay and a wrongful termination settlement.It was the hardest thing I went threw after 20 years of doing it right and then trying to change a couple of knuckle heads.The crew I work with now what a blessing.All because of training the company provides and them taking it seriously along with the real Journeyman Lineman on this crew.Simply put they get it.......

[Hooker]

I 100% agree with us looking out for each other out the and it absolutely is the right thing to do. It jus seems more and more guys don't want to sstep on eachothers toes. In the scenario played out I could easily see someone saying well it's his job, he's gonna work it how's he's going too. There's a lot of different personalities out the're and a lot of this go like hell uneccessarily to get the job done to sit around for the rest of the day. And unfortunately it takes a close call or someone getting injured for some guys to take a step back and slow down and do things the right way. And for the guys that wouldn't say something about the grounds, for whatever reason, I think th companies response are these punishments. It's pretty sad.

[reppy007]

As you get older as you will find out,stepping on another linemans toes in the least of my worries,once a practice is broken and is replaced by the right method it becomes the norm,look at it this way,if your fellow lineman is killed cause he thought a line was dead/de-energized and you happened to see this all happen ....wouldnt you think to yourself that by taking a few minutes to install a set of grounds would be the way to go,the grounds are not for the company,they are there to be used,and possibly save your life or your fellow workers life.Once again,this job or any job isnt that important where safety has to be compromised .

[Hooker]

As you get older as you will find out,stepping on another linemans toes in the least of my worries,once a practice is broken and is replaced by the right method it becomes the norm,look at it this way,if your fellow lineman is killed cause he thought a line was dead/de-energized and you happened to see this all happen ....wouldnt you think to yourself that by taking a few minutes to install a set of grounds would be the way to go,the grounds are not for the company,they are there to be used,and possibly save your life or your fellow workers life.Once again,this job or any job isnt that important where safety has to be compromised .

Agreed. Well put.