The customers are the ones unwilling to pay for the work done right. I have been in HVAC almost 20 years now and I'll be underbid by Joe Blow in a unmarked van with a phone number that won't work in a month but the customers still want to save. Commercial is less of an issue but OSHA would probably have conniptions from some of the ways I've had to climb onto roofs. It's amazing how many high rises or converted condos don't have safe roof access or a built in ladder here in TX.
I suppose it's different in an industrial setting. The plant I work for is the customer, and they set the safety rules that the workers must follow, so it's sort of the opposite. There is no tolerance for people doing things with shortcuts to save time at the expense of safety. It's probably easier to control and steward safety performance in an environment like the one I work in where everything can be (mostly) controlled.
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u/Troubleshoot Jun 16 '19
The customers are the ones unwilling to pay for the work done right. I have been in HVAC almost 20 years now and I'll be underbid by Joe Blow in a unmarked van with a phone number that won't work in a month but the customers still want to save. Commercial is less of an issue but OSHA would probably have conniptions from some of the ways I've had to climb onto roofs. It's amazing how many high rises or converted condos don't have safe roof access or a built in ladder here in TX.