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422 plumber · 11-15-2009, 11:55 PM

A scene at a local supply house.

**Airgap** · 11-16-2009, 12:03 AM

Of course not!! Where's his hard hat?!?!

And he really should be hooked to a skyhook....

Plumber Jim · 11-16-2009, 12:09 AM

should be in a cage of some sort that is designed to lift a person up in the air like that.

Christina · 11-16-2009, 12:14 AM

I am guessing probably not, but let's remember, I am just the T.V. repair woman.

422 plumber · 11-16-2009, 12:19 AM

He was running a big hammer drill/breaker to pop holes thru the brick and the wall behind it for a light fixture. He was dealing with a lot of torque, and you can see he was leaning back into the mast of the forktruck while on a wobbly pallet.

Christina · 11-16-2009, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jjbex

He was running a big hammer drill/breaker to pop holes thru the brick and the wall behind it for a light fixture. He was dealing with a lot of torque, and you can see he was leaning back into the mast of the forktruck while on a wobbly pallet.

I am thinking this is probably one time it would be OK to sit on the job while you work...

Regulator · 11-16-2009, 01:17 AM

Scaffolding, boom-manlift or scissor-lift for personnel. Forklift for cargo. I'd say no. If he fell and sustained an injury, someone would get sued.

ROCKSTARPLUMBER · 11-16-2009, 01:24 AM

Nothing I aint ever done be Fo.

DUNBAR PLUMBING · 11-16-2009, 02:11 AM

I have, many times.

Standing on the pallet is the stability.

Years ago, when I suffered working 2 jobs when I worked for a plumbing company and had my stints at lowes and home depot...

we were always 3 tiers high, working off the edges of those pallets while we were standing on top those racks moving those large fiberglass showers/tub-shower units. Very dangerous on all levels.

Some of the commercial service work I've done involved just what you see; the use of a forklift, pallet and all the tools you need to get the job done.

Screw the ladder when you could get somebody right where you needed to be. I trust hydraulics far better than the narrow edge of a ladder with no one there to keep it from shifting from weight...

I'm going to have to buy a forklift next year for two of my businesses, even use it here at the shop as they are awesome to use on flat ground, getting product moved.

But next year that fork lift is going to be used to get misting fans up in higher elevations to keep patrons from messing with the controls. Even setting them up high I had people messing with them last year that really pissed me offf.

Nothing got broken but it could of.

Scissor lifts are hard to use in tight spots, take up too much space for small jobs.

Is it right what the guy is doing? No...but I can find quite a few other situations just as bad or worse.

jerad · 11-16-2009, 02:52 AM

i looked at the electrical wires first and thought "dang there sure is a lot of slack on those lines"

11-16-2009, 12:03 AM	#2
Airgap Moderator Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3,318 My Photos	Of course not!! Where's his hard hat?!?! And he really should be hooked to a skyhook.... __________________ AG..Keepin' the good water from the bad water.... Last edited by Airgap; 11-16-2009 at 12:11 AM..

11-16-2009, 12:09 AM	#3
Plumber Jim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,800 My Photos	should be in a cage of some sort that is designed to lift a person up in the air like that. __________________ Broomfield Plumber , Denver Plumber , Boulder Plumber , Lafayette Plumber

11-16-2009, 12:14 AM	#4
Christina Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 714 My Photos	I am guessing probably not, but let's remember, I am just the T.V. repair woman. __________________ "THAT" is HiLaRiUs!!

11-16-2009, 12:19 AM	#5
422 plumber soccer mom Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Gardner, Il. Posts: 2,964 My Photos	He was running a big hammer drill/breaker to pop holes thru the brick and the wall behind it for a light fixture. He was dealing with a lot of torque, and you can see he was leaning back into the mast of the forktruck while on a wobbly pallet. __________________ Just a sinner saved by grace

11-16-2009, 01:17 AM	#7
Regulator Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Metro Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 651 My Photos	Scaffolding, boom-manlift or scissor-lift for personnel. Forklift for cargo. I'd say no. If he fell and sustained an injury, someone would get sued. __________________ All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing. - Edmund Burke Sometimes I think the surest sign that intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe is that none of it has tried to contact us. - Bill Watterson Last edited by Regulator; 11-16-2009 at 01:26 AM..

11-16-2009, 01:24 AM	#8
ROCKSTARPLUMBER I aint CPV see in it? Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Tallahassee Fl Posts: 4,645 My Photos	Nothing I aint ever done be Fo. __________________ My Name Is Rockstarplumber, and I Am Second. Tallahassee Plumber Tallahassee Water line repair Tallahassee Tankless Water Heater Plumber Killearn Lakes Service Repair

11-16-2009, 02:11 AM	#9
DUNBAR PLUMBING www.DunbarPlumbing.com Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: NORTHERN KENTUCKY - GREATER CINCINNATI AREA Posts: 4,492 My Photos	I have, many times. Standing on the pallet is the stability. Years ago, when I suffered working 2 jobs when I worked for a plumbing company and had my stints at lowes and home depot... we were always 3 tiers high, working off the edges of those pallets while we were standing on top those racks moving those large fiberglass showers/tub-shower units. Very dangerous on all levels. Some of the commercial service work I've done involved just what you see; the use of a forklift, pallet and all the tools you need to get the job done. Screw the ladder when you could get somebody right where you needed to be. I trust hydraulics far better than the narrow edge of a ladder with no one there to keep it from shifting from weight... I'm going to have to buy a forklift next year for two of my businesses, even use it here at the shop as they are awesome to use on flat ground, getting product moved. But next year that fork lift is going to be used to get misting fans up in higher elevations to keep patrons from messing with the controls. Even setting them up high I had people messing with them last year that really pissed me offf. Nothing got broken but it could of. Scissor lifts are hard to use in tight spots, take up too much space for small jobs. Is it right what the guy is doing? No...but I can find quite a few other situations just as bad or worse. __________________ Northern Kentucky Plumbers *\|YOUTUBE VIDEOS\| Twitter Feed \| DUNBAR PLUMBING FAN PAGE*

11-16-2009, 02:52 AM	#10
jerad Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: out in the cold Posts: 92 My Photos	i looked at the electrical wires first and thought "dang there sure is a lot of slack on those lines"

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