HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

When ladders are not enough

Written March 3rd, 2015 by Hasso Hering
An arresting sight that made me pull off the highway to get this shot..

An arresting sight that made me pull off the highway to get this shot..

When you have to work very high up without a ladder or stairs, it helps to have one of these.

march 3 006This was the sight at a communications tower — I would guess a cell phone installation — off Highway 20 in North Albany on Tuesday afternoon. From the looks of the machine and the descriptions published on the website of the Genie-brand lifts, this was a Genie aerial work platform.

Nothing much to say about it. Except this: Let’s hear it for technology that lets people work in safety at potentially hazardous heights. (hh)


Posted in: Commentary
Tags: ,



One response to “When ladders are not enough”

  1. Jim Engel says:

    NOT recommended for windy days. Few have “out riggers” to stabilize them instead relying only on those (4) wide tires. Thanks, but no thanks. I’ll stay with my 1 ft step stool! JE

 

 
HH Today: A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley
Albany Albany City Council Albany council Albany downtown Albany housing Albany parks Albany Planning Commission Albany police Albany Post Office Albany Public Works Albany riverfront Albany schools Albany Station Albany streets Albany traffic Albany urban renewal Amtrak apartments ARA Benton County bicycling bike lanes Bowman Park Bryant Park CARA climate change COVID-19 Cox Creek Crocker Lane cumberland church cycling Dave Clark Path downtown Albany Edgewater Village Ellsworth Street bridge Highway 20 homeless housing Interstate 5 land use Linn County Millersburg Monteith Riverpark North Albany North Albany Road ODOT Oregon legislature Pacific Boulevard Pacific Power Portland & Western Queen Avenue Railroads Republic Services Riverside Drive Santiam Canal Scott Lepman Talking Water Gardens The Banks Tom Cordier Union Pacific urban renewal Water Avenue Waterfront Project Waverly Lake Willamette River


Copyright 2024. All Rights Reserved. Hasso Hering.
Website Serviced by Santiam Communications
Hasso Hering