I have always been a stickler for rules as well as protocols on the work site. I l received a gruesome as well as expensive lesson when I was first starting out! One of the older, experienced techs was doing a straight-forward task, as well as decided it would be quicker as well as easier to not put on his work gloves first, but long story short the piece of sheet metal slipped in his hands, as well as split both palms all the way down the bare bones. It was nauseating, as well as made me hyper-vigilant about proper safety precautions ever since. I work for a major Heating as well as Air Conditioning corporation, as a section of a special team of 8 techs. This supplier is giant enough that it doesn’t have a “pool” of Heating as well as Air Conditioning techs who take the tasks as they come in, it has dedicated teams of specialists for certain kinds of tasks, but yes there are the residential repair techs who handle suburban air conditioner problems, however that is easily a small section of what our supplier offers. My team works genuinely with HVAC duct as well as ventilation systems. The two of us design, lay out, as well as built our own custom HVAC duct, as well as then install it. The entire process is handled genuinely in-house by our team, as well as as the team leader 1 of my main duties is enforcing safety protocols. Ductwork as well as sheet metal is dangerous, I have seen it first hand, as well as I make sure that all steps are taken to prevent any more bloodshed. I have heard the supplier wants to promote me to safety coordinator for all of the Heating as well as Air Conditioning teams, as well as I would appreciate that opportunity!