01-23-2011, 10:11 AM
Being hired in the modern era, I can't even imagine trying to hang on the side of a moving hopper and work the air using the angle cock, sounds dangerous, but he insisted the work was actually safer back then. I don't know how he figured that.
Dave
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We didn't work the air from a car(other then a caboose) back then.We relied on hand signals and radio communications while hanging on the side of the car.
And yes it was safer because you had 2 other men watching your back during switching moves.
Back then we didn't worry to much about the inherited job dangers..We simply knew our jobs and how to do things in a safe manner to include swinging on and off moving equipment and when not to,how to set the handbrake from a end ladder etc.Speaking of sitting the handbrakes that wasn't a fun thing when the ladder was ice covered..Remember,you're hanging on the ladder with one hand with both feet on a rung while cranking the brake wheel.
Dave
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We didn't work the air from a car(other then a caboose) back then.We relied on hand signals and radio communications while hanging on the side of the car.
And yes it was safer because you had 2 other men watching your back during switching moves.
Back then we didn't worry to much about the inherited job dangers..We simply knew our jobs and how to do things in a safe manner to include swinging on and off moving equipment and when not to,how to set the handbrake from a end ladder etc.Speaking of sitting the handbrakes that wasn't a fun thing when the ladder was ice covered..Remember,you're hanging on the ladder with one hand with both feet on a rung while cranking the brake wheel.
Larry
Engineman
Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!
Engineman
Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!