How many times do you arive on the job and mud is there? Then the contractor rushes you to hurry up and set up? This is a prob I have had for 21 yrs. They seem to praise about safety but yet they want you to set up in 2 minutes. You put your wood down and it sinks. The swivel pad leans badly. Youu get your shovel and start to dig a flat safe cribbing surface. The super yells whats up with you hurry up man. You have to bite your tounge. 15 minutes pass---hurry up man mud is here> You look at him and just keep going. Do not let anyone rush you. You tell him I am doing  everything as fast as I can in a safe manner. He says hurry up. Finaly you get it cribbed up and stretch your boom out and you feel unconfortable about the cribbing and you redo it. He yells at you more. Take it with a grain of salt. Finally you are set up and pour it out. He thanks you for being a safe operator. This is what is all about.

I have known and have heard of operators who wish they had the chance to redo the set up and it was too late. Sadly I have even heard of one operator who committed suicide because he felt responsible for someones death. Never lose respect for what your doing.

I like how captains think who are out to sea, they have respect for the ocean and we need to always have that kind of respect for what we do. Dunnage, pads, 17 foot, level and above else be alert and think about what your doing.

I usually stop what I am doin and explian what "COULD HAPPEN" then TELL the super to "Relax and take a deep breath, the mud will still be there in 20 minutes.And we will have in on the ground SAFELY,BUT... i need you to find me.." and give him some thing to go look for "keeping him busy and out of my hair ".And by the time he comes back with what ever random thing i asked him for i have gotten primed out and tell him "OK BROTHER were ready to rock wich end you wanna start at?"

hell i dont car if there is 100 yards on site i take time and care setting up the pump safety alway before mud after all we always say dont release the mud till the pump gets there

Fact is; they can't start without you.

I've been in that situation a couple of times running our 55m. Don't you just love when the RM sends the mud early or you give them ample notice that you will be a little bit late but they send the mud for scheduled time anyways. In our market there are only two long booms in the area so everyone will continue on thinking we are just being too finiky setting these machines up or have an attitude for no reason. Unfortunately, contractors, RM's won't listen or learn until something does go wrong.

Hello bri,
I see that in this work it(he,she) gives the same thing in which it(he,she) departs from the world estes, the problems are the same, the villains abitos of chiefs of work, the mud asks 1/2 hour before and then to press the operator.
In my case the response is simple do not ask for the mud until I do not come.

The safety measures, in my country they are minor, the chiefs are the first ones in saying to you that you should infringe, to mount the bomb near cables, etc then if the person in charge happens an accident I am I.

Some they make it I I try not to do it.

A good point and something we learned over time.I still worry today about the more inexperienced operators that get caught up in all the hustle stuff.

There is more to rushing than set up.We had a operator that short rigged a brand new 31m.He was in such a hurry to swing to the other side to water wash he forgot about the riggers.Well needless to say over it went,the operations manager almost cried watching the boom being cut off so the tow truck could upright it.He had a couple of years under his belt pumping.