I have never really seen arc and flash
We always had the right tool: pick up macs, load buster, and clamp amp to calculate load. If we weren't in a situation to do it hot, we de energized source.
I don't understand this flash gear that's mandated?
i am trying to figure out how a government can make laws that no one wants? The properties that push this dumb stuff are going to get the real dumb people who need flash gear!
Out of 1000 lineman I worked with, 2 were Freddy Kruegers. And they were dumb!
rubber gloving will be so difficult to do anymore. It's going to revert back to the way we did it before.
I have never yet to see lineman use a buck squeeze yet.
As as far as that face shield, who thought of that dumb thing?
was it a council of really dumb people who never did this before say that's a good idea!
remember they pushed overshoes in the late 90s. Guys were tripping and falling all over. Then the extra 3 pounds on each foot ruins your knee tendons. They don't push those dumb things because they found they were paying a lot in work men's comp: by injury, plantar fasciitis and knee problems.
When will their be realistic people in these positions. I met guys in all trades and they are getting hit hard. Especially oil and gas guys.
Being well trained is never an answer for these people who mandate the dumbsshit!
you have this big OSHA section in this big book, and whoever creates this big book says lets throw a big monkey wrench that you know this industry will hate.
Who ho sits at the table for this and represents U.S.?
Who is sitting at the table?
I thought this country was a democracy! Run by the people for the people kind of country!
who represents us in this thing?
This trade a use to be enjoyable. Do your job and go home. Now it's compliance, buy a 1000 dollars of FR gear, wear a 500 dollar contraption as a safety, rubber 100%. And pay a bunch of guys to watch and police you all day for infractions.
now I have to work for my family. Over expanded management and their fat kids. 3rd party facilitators who don't really facilitate and their fat kids.
when do we get a break in this turd cycle?
is there a place where you can send a letter, and air a grievance?
Or these people just a nameless government drones? You can't tell me that a name and address is not responsible, and just unload in a written courteous how detestable they are. It's America, we do have a right to do that!
To me, I think the equipment manufactures had a hand in this. Someone got paid! Or a lot of people got paid! Make a turd rule, wrap as a the Sacred cow of safety and shove it down everyone's throat!
if someone would post an address or email of the people responsible for this, they need some feedback!
This is the only address I have.
Dept. of Labor
OSHA
200 Constitution Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20210
if anyone can put a name or department on it please do.