New GL policy warning

[Monkeyboyarmy]

What about all the commercial drivers out there?

I see a lot of commercial drivers ( that I like to refer to as "professional drivers" ) wearing safety equipment like flip flops, sweat pants and tank tops. They don't help the situation.

 

[Artisan]

The side walls don't have a tendency to dry out and crack?

Never that issue.

 

[gimpyrobb]

It won't be a problem for me. I always wear steel or carbon fiber protected work boots when there. A hard hat, hearing protection, and safety glasses in truck if needed. Nothing new. Most places I went to all the way back into the early 70's like US Steel, Republic Steel, and others required a hard hat and sometimes more when on their property when loading/unloading. If you did not have the items you would be told not to get out of your truck in some circumstances.

Doesn't count, I asked.

If the metal detector doesn't beep, your s.o.l.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Next trip to GL, take a spud bar and do toe tests.

 

[m16ty]

Nothing wrong with safety, I even wear a silicone rubber wedding ring that way I don't have to worry about crushing it wrenching or frying myself when working around electrical. View attachment 550812Now they even come in Camo.

I don't wear a wedding ring for this reason. I didn't know they made rubber ones. I have seen people tattoo wedding rings on their finger.

Gimpy, is this just some sites or all of them? I was at Ft. Campbell today and nothing was said of it.

I wear work boots 99% of the time when I have shoes on. About the only time I don't is when I'm at the beach or something like that. It's nice to have that extra protection when you need it. Never buy anything but Red Wings. They cost a fortune but will outlast all others I've seen and are as comfortable as wearing any other shoe.

 

[gimpyrobb]

As far as I know, this is for Lockbourne. Will post up if I find out anything else.

 

[quickfarms]

Doesn't count, I asked.

If the metal detector doesn't beep, your s.o.l.

As long as they are ASTM approved there should not be an issue. We wear them because the steel toes interfere with some of our equipment.

 

[gimpyrobb]

I know, thats what I have in my boots.

I was told steel toe only.

 

[Coffey1]

If Gimp had slipped and slide with that drill press.
He would have been promoting steel drawers to protect the jewels lol.

 

[FloridaAKM]

 

[73m819]

A few years ago, I had been working on the m62, pulled the trans, clutch and flywheel, had been wearing soft toed shoes, the next day I put on steel toe boots, why I do not know, may be grandson had "hidden" one of the soft toes, anyway, I went to load the fly wheel into the pu to get it surface/balanced, I DROPPED it as I was loading it, landed dead on my right TOE, the STEEL TOE took the hit, if I had my soft toes on, the fly wheel would have SMASHED ALL the toes into the ground, maybe even cutting them off, needless to say, ALL my work around the trucks is done with steel toes on NOW

 

[gimpyrobb]

Well, I did the load out today.

Seems the steel-toe rule is in effect only if you go in the building. I was somehow copied on a list of people that go in GL to pack things getting shipped as a service.

I will tell you what, the folks in the office, that work at GL are less than happy. I asked the girls working there if they were going to find steel-toe stilettos, they didn't see as much humor in it as I did, go figure.








Still not doing any more load outs.

 

[wdbtchr]

I grew up wearing steel toes when I first went to work in a chemical plant. I'm retired and 65 now and still wear them cause smashed toes hurt. Believe it or not Iron Age makes a steel toed tennis shoe.

As far as long hair, there was a Hager Hinge plant next to us that had a long haired worker get caught in a drill press. They sent the hair and scalp on a tour of the area manufacturing plants in the early 70's. All I can say is disgusting but effective.