1st July 2010, 11:09 AM
Just a quick note to say I completely sympathise with Thundercat. I've not worked on site for a few years, and before that I worked more as an illustrator than excavator, but was occassionally drafted in to work on site. On one occassion, due to a logistical balls-up by the hapless management, I was sent out to work on my first and only watching brief. Luckily for me it was only a domestic development so no machines or contractors to worry about, but I really had no idea what was involved and was utterly unprepared for it; sending me out was just a symptom of how WBs are percieved as low-grade and unimportant.
Recording levels should be equivalent to any other site work, an systems and procedure should be clearly spelt out; all to often it appears to be left to the discretion of the staff.
Recording levels should be equivalent to any other site work, an systems and procedure should be clearly spelt out; all to often it appears to be left to the discretion of the staff.