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Feeling rushed during crane setup
I work on a big job with tight deadlines. My boss says to go faster when setting up the crane, but I think it's risky. What do you do when speed matters more than safety to the higher-ups?
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butler.ivan1mo ago
Back on the Willow Creek site last year, we had a similar push for speed during crane setup. My foreman was all about the deadline, but I learned the hard way that skipping steps leads to close calls, like when we almost dropped a load because the outriggers weren't fully set. What I did was quietly follow the safety checklist every single time, even if it meant working through my break to catch up. If your boss keeps pushing, try getting the safety officer involved because once they sign off, management usually backs off. At the end of the day, no job is worth a trip to the hospital or worse.
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xena9141mo ago
Why does rushing always lead to close calls in life?
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blair24829d ago
Ugh, rushing is the worst. I once rushed through testing some code and almost shipped a major bug to customers. Now I force myself to write a dumb simple checklist before I finalize anything, even if I'm late. It feels slow but it saves me from those last-minute panic fixes every single time.
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