Yesterday on No. 3 section at 5:40 a.m., the new hand had his cap lamp on backward and asked why the face was still dark; we had a good laugh, then ran him through pre-shift checks, gas monitor chirps, and lockout/tagout again… Got any harmless rookie moments that ended with extra training instead of a write-up?
We started doing a 60-second “lamp and chirps” drill right before the 5:40 a.m. mantrip — new hands point the beam at the rib, call what each gas-monitor chirp means, and we add a tiny arrow sticker on the brim so it doesn’t end up “lamp backward.” Just don’t cover any vents on the cap; do you ever bolt that onto your lockout/tagout refresher?
@matthew8450 5:40 a.m. buddy lamp check plus red arrow tape; catches ‘lamp backward’ quick. Doesn’t replace pre-shift.