[nabs-l] Anyone with Experience working at Construction Sites?

[STOMBERG, KENNEDY]

Darian,

You are absolutely right! I spoke to the president of the chapter, and she
said that she hadn't  talked to the project manager before contacting me.
She has now contacted the project manager, so I should hear back soon!

Thank you for the suggestions!
Kennedy Stomberg

On Wed, Jan 13, 2016 at 1:58 PM, Darian Smith via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Hi Kennedy,
>   I have done some work around construction sites.
>  Firstly,it sounds like the chapter president is speaking to perceived
> concerns. has she actually  heard legitimate concerns from the  people in
> charge of the project? or is she anticipating possible  objections to you
> being a part of the team working on the house?
>  once you get past whether or not these concerns are being felt by the
> project supervisor(s) then it might be appropriate to consider how to
> address them.
>  Generally speaking  these types of projects are designed to put to work a
> number of hands on a small number of large projects.  The people working o
> the projects are probably not going to have a great deal of experience on
> construction work and like you will need training.
>  I would start out  on a project that you feel comfortable with.
> Something  that maybe isn’t quite as challenging as maybe you might  want
> at first, but something you feel good about doing and there is a need for.
>  Say for example there is a need for people to nail down wood planks on a
> roof and there is concern about you doing this, but  there is a need for
> people to run supplies  between multiple habitat sites where your group is
> stationed.
>  It might be a good idea to help run  supplies at first and as people get
> more  comfortable with their jobs and you being a part of the effort you
> might jump in  on that roof project if you wanted. If you don’t want to
> jump  in on that project, you might try jumping in on something else  where
> you feels comfortable.
>   I hope that helps in a general sense.
>   Darian ..
>    ,     .
>    .
>
> > On Jan 12, 2016, at 6:02 PM, STOMBERG, KENNEDY via nabs-l <
> nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Good evening,
> >
> > My college's chapter of Habitat for Humanity is taking a trip over Spring
> > Break to help build homes in West Virginia. I was recently approached by
> > the president of our chapter. She mentioned that the construction
> managers
> > might not want me to be
> > presentat the place where the home is being constructed for safety
> reasons,
> > and because I could potentially make a mistake that could seriously
> damage
> > the home. I have very limited experience  working in construction.
> >
> > So my question is, Is there anyone out there who has worked at
> construction
> > sites, or has built homes with Habitat for humanity? How were you able to
> > contribute? What barriers or obstacles did you have to overcome? Please
> > feel free to e-mail me on or off-list.
> >
> > Thank you!
> > Kennedy Stomberg
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