[TowerTalk] Tower Climber Protection - Insurance..!!

[Gary Schafer]

It is workman's comp insurance that you need to worry about the guy having
that is doing the work. If you hire anyone to do anything they need to carry
workman's comp or they can sue you if they get hurt working for you.

73
Gary  K4FMX

> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of K7LXC at aol.com
> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 7:26 AM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com; kc4pe at bellsouth.net
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tower Climber Protection - Insurance..!!
> 
> 
> In a message dated 4/19/2008 5:48:43 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
> towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:
> 
> >  1. - If you Pay/Hire anybody to work on your tower/antenna's  ... they
> must be bonded...
> 
>     Umm, I think you mean insured. A surety bond  is a bond given to
> protect
> the recipient against loss in case the terms  of a contract are not
> filled. In
> other words, that the project you paid for is  completed. If not, you can
> file a claim against the contractor's bond to get  some money back.
> 
>     In ham circles, liability and risk exposure are  the issues - not that
> the contractor didn't finish the job to your  satisfaction.
> 
>     In just about all cases, in order to get a  contractor's license you
> have
> to have insurance and bonding. The problem with  ham tower climbers is
> that
> they typically have neither.
> 
> Cheers,
> Steve    K7LXC
> TOWER TECH -
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