What skillset makes for a good Groundie?

[Mr. Squirrel]

On 22/04/2018 at 10:30, aspenarb said:

The belittling of ground staff really does piss me off, "brash draggers" is a horrible term to use for  trainee ground staff. Bottom line here is they are all team members , good ground crew can make a very ordinary climber look good in the same way crap ground staff can slow down a decent climber. Everyone being switched on and up to speed with the works program is probably the single most important thing, its all about coordination ,staying safe and team work.

 

Bob

 

Edit: Just realised the above is a rant

 

Ground staff . Preferably first aiders , saw tickets, citb if poss , aerial rescue , mechanically sympathetic , safety aware and know your rigging/knots

 

Bob

I worked with a few guys who called their ground staff 'ground bi****s' and 'stick bi***'... screams to me of people who are trying to make someone else look bad to make themselves look good. I've worked with some really solid groundys over the years, and some who were simply less experienced or ended up in the job by chance. The ones who ended up in it by chance sometimes just didn't really care. No time for that. The less experienced can be forgiven most frustrations as how were they to know... So long as you learn and adapt I've got time for you.

[Rough Hewn]

It always amazes me the skills and knowledge expected of a groundie,
Yet very few companies want to pay for it.
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[AHPP]

It always amazes me the skills and knowledge expected of a groundie,
Yet very few companies want to pay for it.
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I was going to post the same but it’s often not worth it on these threads. I pay it and I charge it.

[Rough Hewn]

I was going to post the same but it’s often not worth it on these threads. I pay it and I charge it.

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