Fire the boss?

Originally Posted by injunjoe

You could always shift blame onto the helper for not doing a safety inspection of the load and equipment!

That is partially true, but it is not the helpers fault he left the screw driver there.

Originally Posted by GeorgeB

That is partially true, but it is not the helpers fault he left the screw driver there.

Lets think about this for a second.

Lets say the screw driver was on a fender and did not fall off until the helper was at highway speed. it hits the ground and pops up and goes through a windshield. This causes a big pileup.

Who is at fault George? No the helper did not leave the screwdriver on the fender but he is the one responsible for his equipment and load! The helper gets the ticket or even worse a manslaughter charge.

Moral of the story is if you are the one driving it should be up to you to check things out before proceeding down the road.

I had a helper put a garage door panel on my truck without securing it. If I took off and caused damage it would have been me not him at fault as I am the operator of the vehicle.

Originally Posted by injunjoe

Lets think about this for a second.

Lets say the screw driver was on a fender and did not fall off until the helper was at highway speed. it hits the ground and pops up and goes through a windshield. This causes a big pileup.

Who is at fault George? No the helper did not leave the screwdriver on the fender but he is the one responsible for his equipment and load! The helper gets the ticket or even worse a manslaughter charge.

Moral of the story is if you are the one driving it should be up to you to check things out before proceeding down the road.

I had a helper put a garage door panel on my truck without securing it. If I took off and caused damage it would have been me not him at fault as I am the operator of the vehicle.

Every situation is always different too. No 2 situations are hardly ever alike.

Which is why I said, it is partially true. Both are at fault. freonjoe for ensuring to putting equipment back when done using it, and his helper for not ensuring there was no issues before driving off.