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@chris-bouffard
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Joined: December 12, 2016 10:53 am
Last seen: June 7, 2026 12:54 pm
Topics: 64 / Replies: 1427
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RE: Winners of the 2022 Photo Contest! 😀

Is there a way to preview the calander photos?

5 years ago
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RE: Center of Section

If you are confident the stone with the X is original and has been relied on in the past as a matter of record, I would be very leery of holding the p...

5 years ago
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RE: Hemi Clack

I had a 2013 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab for my daily driver and never had an issue with it.?ÿ I took a new job ib 2016 and traded it in for an Infinity b...

5 years ago
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RE: How's business?

We started out in a small venture 7 years ago with only 12 employees and my field work was subbed out to one crew.?ÿ We've had to lease bigger office ...

5 years ago
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RE: A tough one

Years ago I took a job in a rural area on NJ.?ÿ The property owner was insisting that somw burried cinderblocks along the street established parcels d...

5 years ago
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RE: Excavation entry

@mvanhank222 Yeah, between the trench wall and foundation wall.

5 years ago
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RE: Excavation entry

@williwaw it's not something that I'm willing to deal with personally or professionally.?ÿ When it comes to safety, I always have taken it seriously a...

5 years ago
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RE: Excavation entry

@bstrand I hear what you are saying about the stupidity of people doing such wreckless things but you missunderstand my role and reasoning to posting ...

5 years ago
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RE: Excavation entry

@norman-oklahoma I'm sure that most of us are insured incase something like that were to happen and the deductible would likely be less than $10K, but...

5 years ago
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RE: Excavation entry

@thebionicman I've been in the game for 38 years and can only remember getting hurt once in my 12 or 15 years in the field, that was when the crew was...

5 years ago
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RE: Excavation entry

@dmyhill when it comes to the litigation costs, I'm sure you are more than correct on that.?ÿ My concern if safety first for my people, I want them go...

5 years ago
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RE: Excavation entry

@dmyhill that's a federal standard, same is true with trench suring and confined space entry, all of those preventative measures kick in at 4'.

5 years ago
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RE: Excavation entry

@norman-oklahoma the bottom line is that if it's not safe, I have no problem walking away.?ÿ I am in the office managing the department and office sta...

5 years ago
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RE: Excavation entry

@lukenz the 10K that I referenced was a fine for a PC that I worked with walking a wall and falling into the basement, getting hurt, not dieing.?ÿ I w...

5 years ago
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RE: Excavation entry

@andy-bruner I've had the displeasure of seeing two people killed on job sites within feet from me, neither of them being fellow employees.?ÿ One I co...

5 years ago
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RE: Excavation entry

@mvanhank222 there really aren't any exceptions in commercial vs residential work.?ÿ The standaeds might be different based on the type of excavation ...

5 years ago
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RE: Excavation entry

@mvanhank222 trench safety and open excavation safety fall under two different OSHA classifications.?ÿ Pinning the footing in an open foundation hole ...

5 years ago
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RE: Excavation entry

@fairbanksls if they dig that hole properly, I'm in and out in 40 minutes or less and everybody is happy.?ÿ It would only take them an hour to properl...

5 years ago
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RE: Excavation entry

@tim-libs that's the problem, they want to do things quick & dirty, get paid and move to the next one.?ÿ They really don't care about safety or ev...

5 years ago
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