Warning: Our crew's hook-up time on a 150-ton crawler went from 45 minutes to under 20 after we switched to using a specific hand signal for 'tagline tension ready'.

The foreman says it's just a small change, but the rigger who pushed for it argues it's a major safety and efficiency protocol that should be standard, so what's your take on formalizing non-standard signals?

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charlesj463mo agoTop Commenter

Sounds like a great way to overcomplicate a simple job lol

dylan233mo ago

Overcomplicate"... you think this is simple? That's wild.

wells.morgan1mo ago

Read some engineer actually broke down the whole process for this and honestly it makes sense if youve dealt with enough fuckups in the field, @charlesj46.