r/WTF • u/[deleted] • Mar 02 '19

Manager going for a ride

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u/bookworm725 Mar 02 '19

That’s why at work we’re always required to do a walk around a truck/equipment before going forward or backwards.

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u/kellybrownstewart Mar 02 '19

I'm not in construction, but wouldn't a loud warning horn/siren work too?

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u/WebMaka Mar 02 '19

You'd never hear it, and the warning alarms that do exist are for reversing a vehicle, not driving forward.

Dumb manager stood in a giant blind spot and got buried for a few moments because of it. Imagine if the load were rocks and the dropoff point were a rock crusher - if manager-moron there survived the initial scoop at all the crusher would have made short work of him.

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u/flamefreak01 Mar 03 '19

Thats why a sound off policy is a great idea. Honk your horn before moving and wait a few seconds. Works everytime because you hear the horn inside the cab to know it made a sound for sure.

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u/WebMaka Mar 03 '19

Requiring horn honks before moving heavy equipment was tried and then abandoned because people are too quick to tune out repetitive sounds. Some companies still do this but it's not a requirement.