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Originally Posted by a_lopa  What harnesses are you guys buying to put into "company owned climbing kits"?
Im doing some hiring/training so the kits might be used by a few people who may/may not want to learn. |
K so that as far as I know is the topic. When Hiring/training people who may/may not want to learn it is assumed that they haven't much of a clue. So as far as buying them the most up to date gear I think that's like buying a Mercedes for your son's first car. Especially in Australia where a good saddle is $500 and spikes the same. American budgets can be a bit more flexible as tree equipment is fantastically priced by comparison. A carabiner here is $40 and a Stihl climbing saw $1500 so choosing to train someone isn't taken on lightly. If a saddle is comfortable and has the beginnings of advanced learning you are doing well. this is why I earlier suggested a good pricing overall for gear that people may want to add their own money too. I would never make an employee uncomfortable or ask them to do a job in or with something that would slow production but I certainly wouldn't be giving them gadgetry that may baffle and create unsafe situations until they had a greater grasp on technicalities. When they did we may talk of more specialized equipment but that would be a different topic wouldn' it
