I'd be asking why in the heck, he'd still want to climb, after he lost his brother climbing. Isn't there a clause to protect Parents from loosing all their children, by sending all of them to war. (reference: Private Ryan) I see it no different in the Climbing business. I could also see other risks. This guy probably now knows all about OSHA, the Law, and how to sue people. You better make sure your proceedures are squeaky clean. (not that they wouldn;t be already).
My recommendation is to clearly qualify whether you think he's a responsible party, and why he wants to still climb. If he has a skill set you need, and you trust his integrity, then go for it. Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kurt Fankhauser" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'WISPA General List'" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 12:10 AM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Guy from Tower Dogs, in my office > Now that you bring this up... > > I have an AP on a rural water tower owned by a small village that recently > underwent a paint job. The company that got the bid was a very small > private > owned rural based company. They started out with a 2 man crew and these > guys > must have got fired from the local circus! I bet these guys have been on > every drug in the book. If they would show up and that's a huge IF they > would be late and/or leave early. The didn't get much done each day and I > think at one time during this job the owner fired them but they must have > got re-hired two days later. I watched them stumble onto the job site one > morning, (looked like they had a really long night before) and one guy > proceeds to fill up their generator gas tank with a lit cigarette in hand > while handling a gas can. Over the course of 1 week I had to make about 8 > trips out to this water tower because these guys kept messing up my > equipment. Started out by hitting a Tranzeo backhaul with a pressure > washer > so hard that water got into the Ethernet port. Then one guy was running a > grinding wheel and claimed it got away form him and it went right through > one of my Ethernet wires. These guys would climb on this tower free-hand > with absolutely no harness at all. I almost told the village that I was > done > with their water tower but there was no other provider in the area and I > didn't want those people to go without hi-speed so I'm still on it. > > Kurt Fankhauser > WAVELINC > P.O. Box 126 > Bucyrus, OH 44820 > 419-562-6405 > www.wavelinc.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Brian Webster > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 12:48 AM > To: WISPA General List > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Guy from Tower Dogs, in my office > > Just make sure you do a drug test and that he passes before you send him > out > climbing. I can't tell you how many tower crews I have seen that have a > drug > problem, not to mention how many of the crews regularly worked with bad > hangovers or in some cases still drunk. You should poll the tower > companies > and ask them how often they drug test or if they do at all. Many tower > companies suggest this and immediately get threats from their crews that > they will quit as soon as they implement drug testing. I am not saying > that > all tower climbers are on drugs, but many of the larger, busy companies > have > a serious problem that they won't acknowledge. If they do they will have > to > close their doors. The pressures they get from the carriers to get work > done > and on schedule create situations where they have to make some very hard > decisions...... > > > > Thank You, > Brian Webster > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of John McDowell > Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 9:25 PM > To: WISPA General List; Motorola Canopy User Group > Subject: [WISPA] Guy from Tower Dogs, in my office > > > Thought this was interesting... > Scruffy/greasy looking fellow came into the office today with an > application > he had filled out. I told him we had just about everybody we needed but > we'd > keep it on file. > > He tells me he climbs, and of course, my ears perk up. So we start > talking... > > Long story short, he's been climbing for the past 8 months for that > Phoenix > company in the Dateline show. He basically built the Clearwire network in > Nashville. He's in his twentys, and his brother was the guy that fell 200' > and died. > > His brother was from here as well. > > Thinking about hiring him...Phoenix paid him $11/hour, and he is Commtrain > and OSHA certified. Talk about underpaid....I told him we actually respect > our employees when they risk their lives for us. > > How about that? > > -- > John M. 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