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TIL that a single hand signal from a ground guy can save you 20 minutes of guesswork

At a job site in Seattle last month, one old-timer pointed twice and tapped his hard hat, and I knew exactly where to set the beam without any radio chatter - ever had a signal guy who just clicked with you that well?
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valc91
valc911mo ago
Read that OSHA requires standard signals for safety reasons.
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brianreed
brianreed1mo ago
Dude yes, I worked at a warehouse a few years back and they drilled those hand signals into us during orientation. It was actually super helpful when a forklift was backing up near a loud machine, nobody had to yell.
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alicecraig
alicecraig1mo ago
Gotta agree with @brianreed on that. Hand signals just cut out all the noise when things get loud.
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