Through my previous posts, I am humbly out of breath because I am beginning to see positive results in not only the way everyone is now looking at their responsibilities in their job (because according to the safety manual, the job is your full responsibility as pertains to the safe operation and completion as such ), and I do believe that we are now looking at things in a different perspective.

As an operator who once you leave the yard, you are in full control. If you do not 100 % believe this, you need to seek new employment.

If as an operator you leave the yard and are not 100% confident in the machine you are in 100% control of and have not brought this to the attention of the company you work for, you need to seek new employment.

If you make your list of problems with your machine and at the end of the day, turn that list in, and no repairs are done by the Company you work for, you need to seek new employment.

I love the Industry I have been in for so long, and I hate to see what is happening to it. Because in hindsight, all the things that are happening for what ever reason, is because most are losing focus, or not speaking up, or just do not care. And if that is the case you need to seek new employment.

I am truly proud that everyone is now starting to think about these issues. If everyday, everyone of us concentrates, and realizes you are the only one responsible for your actions, maybe we can become an industry that controls itself, and we all get the respect that we deserve.

I love all you hard ass workers, just use your head and be safe. If you feel something is not right, DO NOT DO IT.

Maybe then we can get off the couch and make money!

Correct!!!

Do it right

or

fagetaboutit

"As an operator who once you leave the yard, you are in full control. If you do not 100 % believe this, you need to seek new employment."

Very well said.....the operator who is not "in full control" can be convinced, coerced, made to believe, or pressured into doing something unsafe.....and if the operator says, "sorry, that cannot be done", then hopefully the owner stands behind the operator 100%.  I once was in a situation where the contractor wanted me to set up in a very unsafe manner...the one to one rule was completely violated and on soft, poorly compacted ground....I just politely walked him around, explained the one to one rule, showed him the poorly compacted ground, then I looked him in the eye and said, "I could easily injure or kill one of your men if this ground gives way, will you give me a written statement that you take full responsibility for any injury or death that may occur", he immediately began to agree that we cannot do the pour and the site must be prepped better.  (of note, even with a statement I still was not going to do the pour, cause I am in "full control").  I have found that once you educate the pushy contractor then they begin to see the light....