dragonfly8
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I'd just be a little bit concerned about liability for you in this case, especially since you're a newer tech. I'd want someone else's eyes to cover my butt, personally, and I've been a CRST for >5 yrs now. I do individual checks alone sometimes, but I'm pretty careful about it, and typically get the parent to do the actual install.
I didn't realize that we could be held accountable should incorrect information be given? Not purposely of course. My feeling are though that we are not paid to do seat checks, and if we're providing information but having parents do their own installs, with us physically assisting them, that things would all go smoothly. And in all honesty, who's to say that they're not going to go home 30 minutes later, uninstall and reinstall just so they see that they can do it? Or because they want to play with different seating positions etc? At this point, would we as tech's not be responsible any longer? How does one prove that the parent didn't move or alter the seat install?
I'll look again on my check sheets, but I don't recall anywhere saying that the tech can be held responsible for XXXXXXX, but maybe somewhere in the fine print, it does.
Are we as techs, better off having some sort of a waiver form stating that we are providing information for that purpose and that we assume no responsibility for XXXXX type of thing?
Honestly, if I wait for MPI clinics or even for my instructor to help/support me, I'll grow old doing it. My instructor is not the easiest person to find it seems..........between that alone and the struggle just to get my tech # is beyond frustrating to me.
I didn't realize that we could be held accountable should incorrect information be given? Not purposely of course. My feeling are though that we are not paid to do seat checks, and if we're providing information but having parents do their own installs, with us physically assisting them, that things would all go smoothly. And in all honesty, who's to say that they're not going to go home 30 minutes later, uninstall and reinstall just so they see that they can do it? Or because they want to play with different seating positions etc? At this point, would we as tech's not be responsible any longer? How does one prove that the parent didn't move or alter the seat install?
I'll look again on my check sheets, but I don't recall anywhere saying that the tech can be held responsible for XXXXXXX, but maybe somewhere in the fine print, it does.
Are we as techs, better off having some sort of a waiver form stating that we are providing information for that purpose and that we assume no responsibility for XXXXX type of thing?
Honestly, if I wait for MPI clinics or even for my instructor to help/support me, I'll grow old doing it. My instructor is not the easiest person to find it seems..........between that alone and the struggle just to get my tech # is beyond frustrating to me.