Business advice

[GarethM]

10 minutes ago, Mat haire said:

This has to be a joke about the leaf blower 

Considering I know a friend who had a bell put on a sack truck in a warehouse, nothing surprises me anymore.

[judastreefairy]

On 14/12/2023 at 05:40, Mick Dempsey said:

Imagine being the instructor!

He’s living the dream the marra🤑🤑🤑🤑🤑

[judastreefairy]

On 13/12/2023 at 21:23, monkeybusiness said:

We subbied to Ground Control on the WPD contract for a couple of years - I had 10 fully authorised climbing arborists working with chainsaws from ropes and harnesses around live power lines day-in, day-out. Mountains of paperwork, regular site audits, routine safety briefings (days with no pay for me as the business owner but the same wages to pay etc, all part of the job!). 
It came to a bit of a head when some office-based safety muppet decided we needed the NPTC blower qualification (we all already held just about every NPTC ticket available, and had to routinely refresh these!)… I lost my rag tbh, told them we’d just leave the blowers in the yard and they’d have to explain to landowners why the jobs weren’t left very tidy. 
We don’t work for ****************wits any more….

Well done 10 points to gryffindor👌

[Mat haire]

On 14/12/2023 at 07:49, Whoppa Choppa said:

 

 

 

If the OP doesn't have the ability to figure where to a) buy stuff from and b) do the research for insurance needs and prices they are incapable of running a business imo. Needing their hand held - on steroids.

 

Shaking head in disbelief. I admire those with patience to gently reply but find myself asking if this is a wind up?

 

[Mat haire]

Who was this comment aimed towards ? 

[Mick Dempsey]

I’m pretty sure you were the target.

[Mat haire]

Charming! But oh well. I’m grateful for the advice given by fellow arborists. 

[maybelateron]

Derailing the thread a little, but along the general lines:

 

I quoted for a simple job to fell some trees, subbing to a construction firm who were just going to lay a big concrete base for a training area. I got the job, they asked for RAMS and I sent what I regard as a decent risk assessment and method statement.

They said it wasn't adequate and wanted more detail. I sent back the amended risk assessment with the simple addition:

In addition to all the above we will maintain our usual vigilance based on the assumption that anyone within sight of our work zone is stupid, ignores warnings signs, and has a death wish.

I was more than happy to be told they did not find this appropriate and that they would find another contractor. Sometimes you just have to say it like it really is, and if penpushers don't like it, too bad.

 

[Mat haire]

As the saying goes it is what it is. 

[Excels1or]

17 hours ago, maybelateron said:

Derailing the thread a little, but along the general lines:

 

I quoted for a simple job to fell some trees, subbing to a construction firm who were just going to lay a big concrete base for a training area. I got the job, they asked for RAMS and I sent what I regard as a decent risk assessment and method statement.

They said it wasn't adequate and wanted more detail. I sent back the amended risk assessment with the simple addition:

In addition to all the above we will maintain our usual vigilance based on the assumption that anyone within sight of our work zone is stupid, ignores warnings signs, and has a death wish.

I was more than happy to be told they did not find this appropriate and that they would find another contractor. Sometimes you just have to say it like it really is, and if penpushers don't like it, too bad.

 

Its frustrating when you do this line of work day in day out, and you get hit with a 20 page questionnaire asking for your "modern slavery statement" and other documents.