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A rigger in Philly told me my hand signals were too fast

He said 'slow down, I'm reading your hands, not watching a movie' when we were setting a 15-ton AC unit last month. I realized I was rushing my signals after a long day. Now I count to two in my head between each move. It feels slow but the crew says it's much clearer. Anyone else get told to change their signal speed?
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tylerj22
tylerj222mo ago
Totally! My crane guy said the same thing.
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uma_ellis
uma_ellis2mo ago
Mine told me the opposite, actually.
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jenny_hall
jenny_hall2mo ago
My buddy Steve had a crane operator last year who insisted on using a specific kind of synthetic sling. He said it cut his setup time by almost half on a tricky residential lift.
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