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That new guy on the site in Denver kept calling the load line a 'rope'
We were setting a 15-ton HVAC unit on a roof last month, and he was on the radio. I told him to watch the swing, and he came back with 'the rope is clear.' I had to stop everything, get on the horn, and say 'It's a wire rope, or a line. Never just a rope.' He argued it was the same thing. Happened three more times that day. How do you guys handle greenhorns who won't learn the right terms?
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wendyc536mo ago
It's like people calling every soda a Coke.
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laura_lane5mo ago
Reminds me of a friend who had a new hand always calling a come-along a "hand winch." It caused a real mix-up when they needed the actual hand winch for something else. You have to be firm about the right words, like @mason756 said, or you might end up with the wrong tool. My buddy finally got through to the kid by explaining that using the wrong term isn't just being picky, it's a safety thing. If you yell for a line to be slacked and someone thinks you mean a rope, that's how people get hurt.
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