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Vent: The new site manager in Charlotte told me to just 'trust the numbers' on a blind lift last week.
Three years ago on a job in Raleigh, my spotter and I would walk the whole path together before a single pick. Last month, I had to argue for 20 minutes just to get a clear line of sight around a corner. The computer says the load is fine, but it can't see a guy on a ladder 30 feet out. Anyone else feeling like the old school eyes-on method is getting pushed aside too fast?
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elizabethn5622d ago
Trust the numbers" sounds like a plan until it isn't.
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Tell them you need a walkthrough, period. The computer doesn't see weather or people, and that's the hill to die on. Had a foreman try that with me once and I just stood there until we did the walk.
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nancyramirez14d ago
Yeah, standing your ground is the only way. Reminds me of a site last year where the plans showed a clear path, but they'd piled pallets right where my lift needed to go. Numbers don't show that mess, just like @elizabethn56 said. I made them move every single one before I'd even start the engine. You can't just trust a screen, you have to see it for real.
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