In a message dated 2/3/2009 9:02:17 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
>> "OTOH I wrote tower climbing columns in both the NCJ and the defunct
CQ Contest magazine for a total of over 10 years. I'm hoping to reprint all
of them in an upcoming book."
> Wow. At a minimum, I would ensure that a disclaimer is conspicuously
posted
in each and every column highlighted in red, bolded, blocked, and
italicized.
Well, that's one way to look at it. Those columns (and this very
reflector) have never had any sort of disclaimer so it apparently wasn't
needed.
(Lawyers out there feel free to chime in.)
> The last thing you want is someone to use "how to" information in
reliance
to their detriment. While you may have an adequate defense, being haled
into court is the last thing anyone needs, even if you're certain you don't
owe a duty.
What's "owe a duty"?
What about any other advice column in newspapers, on the web, on radio
and tv, etc.? They don't have disclaimers. I think we're pretty much adults
here and can assume responsibility for our actions.
OTOH where would we be without TowerTalk? Many of us would still be doing
uninformed and potentially dangerous tower work and installations and that
WOULD be to our detriment. The reason I started TT years ago was to help keep
people out of trouble and I think it's done a good job of that.
> Generally, instructional services like ComTrain won't release
safety-related
information without enrollment.
That's because they have a financial interest in their training,
curriculum and certification. You can go to the OSHA website and get all the
rules
and techniques you want for free as well as lots of other places on the
internet. BTW ComTrain sells a bunch of books relevant to tower climbing that
you
CAN buy.
> Proper technique up on a tower needs more than just a review in a
magazine column.
You mean someone shouldn't be writing about it and then you shouldn't read
it? That makes no sense at all.
I agree that we live in a litigious society and also that we should all do
our homework before embarking on any sort of journey or project. Which means
that basically we have to read about it.
BTW in my upcoming DIY tower book, per my attorney's advice there is one
sentence in the forward regarding the disclaimer about tower climbing being
a dangerous activity. It doesn't have to be in bold on every page.
Cheers,
Steve K7LXC
TOWER TECH
and
Champion Radio Products
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