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PSA: Stop using zip ties on governor cables in high rises

I was on a job in downtown Chicago last week and saw a newer guy had zipped the governor cable to the rail every 10 feet. That cable needs to swing free so it can trip the overspeed governor if something goes wrong. I had to cut all 40 ties off and redo the whole run myself. Has anyone else run into this shortcut on a 30 story or taller?
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janac59
janac593d agoMost Upvoted
Doesn't that just sum up how people take shortcuts on everything these days?
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gavin_clark
Right? People just rush through EVERYTHING now, nothing gets done proper.
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gavins43
gavins433d ago
Forty seems like a lot but maybe the cable was just fine sitting there.
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