Summer Dress Code

[ryan_618]

I wish you luck!

You wish me luck with what? I don't understand what you are saying.

 

[ryan_618]

Ryan
Are you kidding us?

No, I am not kidding you.

As an inspector, I would think it would be hard to get the respect the first time meeting someone and them seeing an inspector in shorts and tennis shoes

I've never had a problem with it.

... that is good for a casual weekend, but not as work attire.

That's your opinion, and you are certainly entitled to it.

Ask Mike Holt how he feels about dress policy.

I know how Mike feels about dress policy, I talk with him every day.

 

[ryan_618]

The photo of you on your web page looks like some funky looking shorts and I guess black tennis shoes! You must tell us where to get them. I never seen shorts down to your ankle. I guess we are not up to the latest styles.

Sorry, I guess I should have said that I wear shorts everyday that it is above 60 degrees.

 

[iwire]

Ryan perhaps it is a regional thing.

I have never, nor expect to see an inspector on duty in shorts and sneakers no matter how hot it is.

It may not be fair but we are judged on our appearance, in this area shorts would not be acceptable work wear even on causal Fridays.

If you show up on most of our jobs with sneakers I would have to ask you to come back with proper footwear. (Actually many GCs prohibit shorts as well)

You also need a hardhat, but I am happy to give an inspector one of ours with the company name.

Bob

 

[ryan_618]

I have long pants and a hard hat that I keep in my truck for when that kind of thing coems up. For example, I have a water treatment plant that I am inspecting. I go to the restroom, change into long pants, put on my boots and hard hat, and wear my safety glasses. I have to do this quite often on commercial jobs. When I am doing a house, however, and it is 95 degrees, I see no reason to not wear shorts.

 

[iwire]

I go to the restroom, change into long pants, put on my boots and hard hat, and wear my safety glasses. I have to do this quite often on commercial jobs.

Does anyone call you 'Mr Rogers?'

When I am doing a house, however, and it is 95 degrees, I see no reason to not wear shorts.

Thats cool if it is accepted in your area.

 

[ryan_618]

Does anyone call you 'Mr Rogers?'

Just when I wear a sweater

 

[George Stolz]

I take solace from my shorts and hiking shoes, but I would give them up if required.

I wouldn't think twice about seeing anyone at a job site in shorts and a t-shirt, inspector or not. When it's hot, it's hot.

 

[hillbilly]

It's hot here. I wear shorts and sneakers all summer.
steve

 

[busman]

I'm self-employed so I can wear what I want. I do mostly residential and wear only shorts in the summer. I have a pair of carhart overalls that I can pull on over my shorts if I need the protection of long pants. I wear EH rated leathers boots ALWAYS.

Interesting side note and unexpected hazard of shorts. My latest pair of boots has those hooks for the upper few eyes. The laces that came with them are very stiff. Every once in a while, the loop from one boot gets caught on the hook of the other boot and then it is like having your laces tied together (remember grade school). Long pants would cover the hooks and prevent this. It never happens to me in the winter.

Mark

 

[George Stolz]

My hiking shoes had hooks that catch on the ladder. Same deal, pants cover the hooks in the winter.

The ladder fixed that - snapped the hook off, so I clipped the other three and shortened the laces.

 

[dlhoule]

Impressions

Impressions

This thread reminded me of a seminar I once attended. This fella walks up to the front of the room promptly at 8:00AM, he is attired in sandals, shorts, and a muscle shirt, hair down to his shoulders rather disshevled. About 2 minutes into his spiel on promptness, this gentleman shows up in a suit and tie. The two procede to argue for a few minutes. Finally the guy in shorts asks the audience who they want to listen to him or me? The guy in the suit explains that the other guy is a bum off the street trying to get a free meal.

The "bum" was escorted out by some members of the audience. About 15 minutes later, another gentleman in a suit shows up and is introduced. This is the person responsible for the seminar. He has seen to it that it is somewhat on the warm side in this room, but there are cold drinks available (non alcoholic). After speaking for a while he asks (very politely) if we would mind it if he took off his coat and tie because he felt hot.

To make this shorter: he wound up back in his shorts, sandals and muscle shirt....nobody had recognized him as the bum who was escorted out. This was an excellent seminar and he wanted to make the point that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover......don't judge people by their appearance......and that things are frequently the way they appear.

My bottom line on this: wear what is proper in terms of safety; after that it is up to the individual or companies who have dress codes.

Remember if you don't like an employers dress code; you can always go elsewhere.

Work safely at all times.

 

[hockeyoligist2]

You wish me luck with what? I don't understand what you are saying.

The reason I'm wishing you luck?
Because there tends to be a lot of nails and screws around construction sites. I've pulled many from the bottom of my boots. If I would have had sneakers on they would have been in my foot! I sometimes wish I could wear shorts and sneakers, like today its 96 in the shade! But if I had been wearing shorts today I would have a nasty rope burn on my legs! I prefer to dress safely.

No offense meant. Whatever anyone wears is up to them, and the boss!

 

[JHarvey]

OSHA requires that all workers exposed to electrical hazards wear rubber soled shoes, tennies are not rubber soled. We require that our guys wear EH rated shoes on jobs.

How about the ANSI rated safety "tennis" shoes? been wearing them for years and neber thought about tha EH rating on them.

J Harvey

 

[dlhoule]

J Harvey
__________________
"When you're having a really bad day and it seems that everyone is trying to piss you off,remember it takes 42 muscles to frown but, but only 4 to pull the trigger of a fine sniping rifle"

Yes, but isn't the exercise great. Not that the other method doesn't have a lot of merit in some cases.

 

[JHarvey]

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J Harvey
__________________
"When you're having a really bad day and it seems that everyone is trying to piss you off,remember it takes 42 muscles to frown but, but only 4 to pull the trigger of a fine sniping rifle"

Yes, but isn't the exercise great. Not that the other method doesn't have a lot of merit in some cases.

Yeah, sometimes just the exercise does what's needed. I borrowed the quote from my son who's a Marine sniper stationed over there. Now that I think about it, there's a few over there that wish he'd exercised the 42 instead of the 4

JHarvey

 

[H.L.]

Yeah, sometimes just the exercise does what's needed. I borrowed the quote from my son who's a Marine sniper stationed over there. Now that I think about it, there's a few over there that wish he'd exercised the 42 instead of the 4

JHarvey

Best of luck to your son. Thanks for his service!


H.L.

 

[tom baker]

ANSI rated safety "sneakers" are available.
I'm considering a pair from Timberland.
What we can't wear per the state is sleeveless t-shirts due to sun burn and resulting medical claims. Nor shorts per work policy.
No tanned legs in the northwest anyway.

 

[tufts46argled]

Just want to say in our part of the country shorts are very common for many trades. It's hot in Mississippi!

 

[dlhoule]

ANSI rated safety "sneakers" are available.
I'm considering a pair from Timberland.
What we can't wear per the state is sleeveless t-shirts due to sun burn and resulting medical claims. Nor shorts per work policy.
No tanned legs in the northwest anyway.

Have any of you guys considered putting up some buildings to work in? We don't get any sunburn in the buildings I work in. :smile: