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Am I just whining or is this stupid (Rigging)
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<blockquote data-quote="Jason Lavoie" data-source="post: 146209" data-attributes="member: 159"><p>Re: Am I just whining or is this stupid (Rigging)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>both of those situations concern me.</p><p></p><p>If someone working for me expressed concerns about the safety of something we were mounting I would address those concerns.</p><p>You don't need to be a rigger to ask if something is safe, and you also don't need to be a rigger to tell if he's done his homework or if he's full of BS</p><p>It should be very quick and easy for him to say "These anchors are rated for X lbs and we're hanging Y lbs worth of gear and hardware" and if he can't or hasn't already thought about it then he's probably just winging it.</p><p></p><p>As for the pole in the ground I've never seen anything that tall or heavy go into the ground without soil core samples (which would have detected the rock base that you ran into) AND an engineering report detailing what sort of foundation is required based on the ground conditions.</p><p>Not having that done (or not meeting the hole depth that an engineer recommended) is a big red flag.</p><p>There are places with undisturbed soil where you can drill a hole and drop the pole in and walk away, and there are places that have been backfilled where if you do the same thing it'll fall over before you walk away.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure what advice to give you other than maybe this isn't a place where you're going to learn very much (or worse, you may learn too many bad practices)</p><p>OR if you can get him to listen maybe you can review these things and work towards better standards.</p><p></p><p>Jason</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jason Lavoie, post: 146209, member: 159"] Re: Am I just whining or is this stupid (Rigging) both of those situations concern me. If someone working for me expressed concerns about the safety of something we were mounting I would address those concerns. You don't need to be a rigger to ask if something is safe, and you also don't need to be a rigger to tell if he's done his homework or if he's full of BS It should be very quick and easy for him to say "These anchors are rated for X lbs and we're hanging Y lbs worth of gear and hardware" and if he can't or hasn't already thought about it then he's probably just winging it. As for the pole in the ground I've never seen anything that tall or heavy go into the ground without soil core samples (which would have detected the rock base that you ran into) AND an engineering report detailing what sort of foundation is required based on the ground conditions. Not having that done (or not meeting the hole depth that an engineer recommended) is a big red flag. There are places with undisturbed soil where you can drill a hole and drop the pole in and walk away, and there are places that have been backfilled where if you do the same thing it'll fall over before you walk away. I'm not sure what advice to give you other than maybe this isn't a place where you're going to learn very much (or worse, you may learn too many bad practices) OR if you can get him to listen maybe you can review these things and work towards better standards. Jason [/QUOTE]
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