Re: ADT DEALER - A shining example for work safety.

["Bob La Londe" <nospam@xxxxxxxxx>]

"mleuck" <m.leuck@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Dec 16, 10:33 am, "Bob La Londe" <nos...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> "mleuck" <m.le...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>> > On Dec 16, 7:05 am, nick markowitz <nmarkow...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> On Dec 16, 2:13 am, Effenpig1 <dirtyspicev...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> >> > On Dec 16, 1:11 am, CH®IS <s...@xxxxx> wrote:
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>> >> > > "John Smith" wrote...
>> >> > > >http://yfrog.com/1aadtsafteyexamplej
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>> >> > > > Yep. Both sides same thing. Aluminum ladders.
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>> >> > > Not the best picture in the world, so I'm not sure I see your
>> >> > > point.
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>> >> > > You were expecting fiberglass ladders?
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>> >> > > At nearly double the cost, I think not.
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>> >> > > - Chris
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>> >> > I'm not getting the point, care to elaborate ?
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>> >> I am sure OSHA would love seeing them work off them on a job site
>> >> some where.
>> >> aluminum ladders are for painters and residential use. where there's
>> >> no possibility of not contacting electrical wires .
>> >> I know for a fact I am one of the few alarm contractors in my area who
>> >> has all the required safety equipment for climbing including 4 point
>> >> harness etc.
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>> > Sounds slightly anal-retentive to me, I don't have a problem with
>> > aluminum ladders and never felt the need for a 4 point harness. Then
>> > again my jobs were mostly residential.
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>> Some generals I have worked for prohibited aluminum ladders also, and I
>> have
>> done a lot of commercial and some industrial.  Never was a problem for
>> me.
>> I refuse to allow aluminum ladders.
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> I have no problem with someone deciding not to use them and depending
> on the work they do I also have no problem with someone who does use
> them

Until you reach through a drop ceiling and see the floating ends of the grid
arcing to the angle on the wall.  LOL.  About then you are really glad you
are standing on a fiberglass ladder.