Your Friday Photo

Nope. That was 5 years ago. still with the same company.

I was the party chief.

I certainly won't let people write defamatory statements lying down.

James I agree that every opportunity should be made for the safety of the crew. At this stage I was not an LS and in fact the position was not very dangerous at all with no consequence to myself or my crew. The rock was quite grippy. There was no way to carry the case and i've used that TCR705 for over 10 years with no ill effects. Adjusting for the vertical index and horizontal collimation has always been under 5". If it ever goes over then I get the instrument calibrated by professional Leica technicians.

This was posted to Instagram and sent as a lark.

I think everyone on the post has blown it way out of proportion much like the news on TV.

I do however respect your call for safety and we have never had a major injury at our company in over 30 years.

Sincerely,

Johnny

Safety is a thing that the land surveying profession is slowly getting into in recent years. There are still a lot of companies who do not mention one word about safety on their web site and put the onus of a mishap on the individual "why did you do that, you should have known better" type of thing. The safety culture is undeveloped and seen as a cost as opposed to a gain.

When planning a job, the way I see it is simple. I as myself two questions:

What would an investigation conclude?
Would I ask my mom to work that way?

In this here case of the stolen picture, if a mishap did happen, what would a report have shown as the sources of the mishap: Steep terrain, no 3 pt contact, working at heights, lack of safe procedure by the company for this type of scenario, etc.

There's a lot of beauty and nostalgia in the way that our predecessors worked. However, those days are gone. (I am reading letters from my dad back in 1951. He is writing how him and his team of landscapers are using dynamite to blast a ditch, it's very comical, almost straight from a Bugs Bunny cartoon. But also shows how much times have change since the good old days).

You are in Canada. As a BCLS, you are a supervisor. Should an incident happen to a worker under your direction, along with the company, you can be charged directly under the law. So you can imagine how an unfortunate situation of man overboard would not sit too well with the workers' comp. "That's the way we work does not cut it anymore". I am talking heavy fines and jail time for the supervisor, friend.

I invite you to have a good discussion with management and review their action plan about safety in the next 5 years. Many owners and principals who got their licenses in the 70's do not put value on safety, 2000 style. You are a young guy, you will be surveying for a long time. Tell them guys if they want you to invest in the company (transition), get going seriously on safety.

> Never dropped an instrument in 10 years.

Bragging about that just means that you are getting statistically closer to an actual drop.

Again James you are 100% correct.

We do not condone this type of thing.

We have safety manuals and procedures in place since this photo was taken.

I would never allow any of my crew to perform such acts.

Eating my humble pie now as we speak.

It just seems that the people on this site are hyper-critical and quick to judge.

You are the arbiter of truth.

John

> It just seems that the people on this site are hyper-critical and quick to judge.

New to the Internet? 😉

Thanks for the levity on this post James.

Much appreciated.

I am new however to Surveyor Connect!

I will watch my P's and Q's from now on!

Welcome aboard man. I can tell already that you will be an excellent addition to this board.

We are gonna get along just fine.

Thanks Brad!

Thought I was alone out there!

A colleague of mine mentioned that he learned more at beerleg.com than from all his studies.

Wish I would have known of this site during all my exams!

Cheers

Just need some thick flame retardant skin.

:gammon: :totalstation:

Welcome, Franko! ?

> Thanks for the levity on this post James.
>
> Much appreciated.
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> I am new however to Surveyor Connect!
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> I will watch my P's and Q's from now on!

Welcome to the family, Johnny! 🙂

I see the boys are breaking you in...and you're breaking them in right back. Yup, you'll fit in just fine around here. :stakeout:

> Just need some thick flame retardant skin.

Maybe we should sell some of those.

You can come work for me.

Johnny,

Welcome to the Board. You'll fit in fine here.

I could afford you, but my shop, my equipment, my rules. 😉

Personal safety first, equipment safety second.

Look forward to your posts.

Jimmy

Would you have any that would make me look slimmer?

try here

Hilarious. Well done good sir!