I payed my way through college climbing towers others wouldn't climb. I
only had to work a few times a semester. i always demanded cash before I
climbed and brought a college buddy to hold the cash. 35 years ago I got
paid $3000 to relamp a tower nobody would climb. Two cross members came off
in my hand on the way up. What a rust bucket.

i am not suggesting anyone do the same, but some else may want to go to
college too.

On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 11:31 PM Steve Jones <[email protected]>
wrote:

> we have a tower trainer come do training off the cuff.
> best i can get.
> the very same knowledge is provided as you get by  a "certification"
> end of the day... people do what they do
>
> On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 11:21 PM, Justin Wilson <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I would say anyone who climbs towers should at the very least go to the
>> OSHA 10 hour class on fall protection. At the very least!  I have seen some
>> shady towers. Ones with no concrete in the base and the only thing
>> anchoring them was the house bracket.  Rusted towers.  You name it so I
>> have climbed towers others have deemed safe.  Call me stupid or whatever,
>> but I like to think I was more in tune with the tower than they were.  I
>> would never ask someone to climb something I wouldn’t.
>>
>> Having said that, if you have determined these “unsafe” towers are
>> actually not a problem offer the tech a few extra dollars for hazard pay.
>> It’s amazing how many towers now become safe.  It’s a double edged sword
>> though.  You don’t want your folks cutting out their safety for a few extra
>> bucks.
>>
>>
>> Justin Wilson
>> [email protected]
>>
>> www.mtin.net
>> www.midwest-ix.com
>>
>> On Oct 3, 2017, at 5:07 PM, Ben Royer <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Who has their employees climb residential towers?  Like the Rohn 25
>> variety that Ma’ and Pa’ use to get the games on.  That type.  And do you
>> formally train them?  We do on both accounts, but interested to poll the
>> community on this one.  I have one employee right now that said he’s not
>> afraid of heights but has an alarming number of Unsuccessful jobs because
>> of ‘unsafe tower’s’.  We have since had a talk with him as a couple of
>> those jobs have been successfully done by another employee. Anyway, what
>> say you....
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Ben Royer, Operations Manager
>> Royell Communications, Inc.
>> 217-965-3699 <(217)%20965-3699> www.royell.net
>>
>>
>>
>

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