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Love is… - Part 1 // Bayless Conley - Duration: 28:31.
There are many questions you are faced with every day. We are all searching for answers
that will make a real difference in our lives. It's hard to imagine that these answers
might be right in front of us. Get ready to discover answers in the Bible with Bayless
Conley.
Hello friend, welcome to today's broadcast. I am so glad you chose to join us. We are
going to get into probably the deepest subject that the Bible has to teach. The widest subject
that the Bible has to teach. And the most important subject that the Bible has to teach.
To plumb the depths of this subject is to plumb the depths of God. The Bible said, "God
is love". And we're going to be talking about love. But you're liable to hear some
things that you haven't heard before. Some things expressed perhaps in a way that's
different than what you would have expected. So hey, if you've got a Bible why don't
you grab it. Let's sit down together and study the Word of God on the subject of "Love
Is…" I believe you're going to be encouraged. Hopefully you'll be inspired and God will
do some great things in your life.
Stay tuned at the end of the program today for a special inspirational thought from Bayless.
If you'd open your Bibles, please, to the Book of Romans and the fifth chapter, I want
to read a verse to you. We're going to talk a little bit about love; and, honestly, we
could spend forever on this subject because the Bible says God is love. To really try
and explain love, you are trying to explain the infinite. But we're going to talk a
little bit about it and some practical things tonight. Let's pray as we begin.
Father, we just settle our hearts down before You, and we pray that You would speak to us.
Speak deeply to these hearts of ours, we pray. Cause us to be conformed to the image of Your
Son Jesus. Lord, we have a great expectancy of Your Spirit to move in our lives, Your
Word to forever change us. Jesus, may You be glorified. Amen.
Romans 5 and verse 5:
Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts
by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Written to believers, and there is an emphatic declaration: The love of God has been… already,
it's past tense. It has been poured out into our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was
given to us. When the Holy Spirit made us new creatures in Christ, when He brought about
the new birth and recreated our spirits, when we put our trust in Christ, at that moment
God's love was placed within us by the Holy Spirit. But like much of what God does, it
came in seed form. That love that's in us needs to grow; it needs to be developed. In
fact, according to Galatians 5:22 it's called a fruit of the Spirit, the very first one
that's listed. Now the fruit of the Spirit is love. All right, fruit grows. Paul, writing
to the Thessalonians, First Thessalonians, chapter 3, he prayed that their love would
increase, that their love would mature, that it would grow.
Now I want to briefly look at four areas tonight where our love should tangibly be growing.
I believe these are the main arenas of expression for the love of God in us and through us.
They're pretty simple. Four things. Are you ready?
Number one, love is expressed through forgiveness. Ephesians, chapter 4… love is expressed
through forgiveness. Ephesians 4, and we're going to begin at verse 30. It says,
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with
all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted,
forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved
us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.
All right, let go of all bitterness, anger, malice; be tenderhearted, forgive, imitate
God, and walk in love in the same way that Christ has loved you.
You know, we years ago created an international curriculum in the church. It was at our old
facility. And we had these booths constructed… actually had 14 of them across the back of
the church. And once a month we brought in a major guest speaker from somewhere around
the world. Reinhard Bonnke came in, T. L. Osborn came; we had Jack Hayford come, different
people, and we said, "Look, you have seven hours to give your life's message." And
so on the platform it was interpreted English and Spanish. But simultaneously it was being
laid down in major languages of the world in those booths in the back. We had a Thai
speaker and a French speaker and a German speaker and a mandarin speaker. And then eventually
it was put in many, many more languages. And we did that for several years and created
a curriculum in the language of the people of the world. And I remember one day I was
talking to one of the interpreters, and he shared a story with me. He said, "You know,
Bayless, I started a church in my nation and started an outreach, and things were going
so well that I brought another man in to work with me, and it was decided that for the work
to really go forward I needed some more training." He said, "So I came over for a short period
of time here to the states to get some specific training so that I could go back and be more
effective in the work." He said, "I came and I got all the training." He said, "When
I went back, I found out that my partner in ministry, my colleague that I had brought
on, had leveled quite a few accusations against me, all false, and he had talked the board
into firing me." He said, "I was released from the ministry I started." He said, "And
when I went to collect my books, my own private library that I had collected over the years,
they wouldn't even let me have my own library!" And I'll never forget what he said next.
We're standing in the front of the church, he said, "But I have decided to take the
high road and walk in love. I have forgiven that man, and I have forgiven those people
that have done that." Friend, love never fails. Imitate God and love. Forgive the same
way that you have been forgiven. If you don't, a root of bitterness will grow that will poison
your life and defile the lives of all of those around you.
And, my friend, the truth is as long as you are holding bitterness or unforgiveness and
you have that person always before you that you're angry with, you will not see the
face of Jesus. It will eclipse the presence of Jesus in your life. Love is expressed through
forgiveness.
And I know there are people here, you've had some hard things done to you. Some things
that should have been done for you were not done for you. Some things that never should
have happened to you happened. And we can't change that.
I was preaching in New Zealand once. In fact, it was my very first time down there, more
than a quarter of a century ago. I was speaking in a small church on the subject of healing.
And part of my message dealt with things that can hinder God's touch in our life, the
move of the Spirit in our life. And one of them was unforgiveness. And I remember afterwards,
you know, I had prayed for people, and I went back, used the restroom in the hallway, came
out, and there was a guy that I had seen kind of in the back, really couldn't make out
his face that closely, and he accosted me in the hallway. And I had quite a shock when
I looked at him. He literally looked like his face had been cut in half and sewn back
together with the left hand of a right-handed doctor who was drunk. The two parts of his
face didn't fit together. He says, "I want to talk to you, preacher."
I said, "Okay." He said, "Do you see my face?"
I said, "Yeah." He said, "You're telling me I have to
forgive the people that did this to me?" I said, "Well, tell me your story."
He said, "Well, a friend of mine and I, we were in the wrong place at the wrong time,
and we were taken down, got in a fight with some members of a gang." (And it's actually
a very well-known gang in New Zealand. When he mentioned it, I was aware of it.) He said,
"They went after my friend with a hammer, and they killed him. They hit him in the head
with a hammer, and they killed him. And then several of them held me down while another
one split my face in two with a shovel. And what you see here is the result of it. And
you're telling me that I've got to forgive the men that killed my friend with a hammer
and disfigured me for life?" I said, "Well, I'm telling you this: I
know you've accepted Jesus, and the love of God has been poured into your heart. You
can forgive if you choose to." I said, "Until you do, you will be a prisoner, and you will
tie yourself to those people that killed your friend and that harmed you."
And I'll never forget. And he had such a… like a… almost this cloud of darkness around
him. He says, "Okay, I will do it." And we held hands in the hallway there, right
outside of the men's restroom, and he prayed the most beautiful prayer of forgiveness,
releasing those men that had done such a terrible thing. And it was like his countenance was
completely different. The scars weren't gone. His face still didn't fit together.
But something changed. Love is expressed through forgiveness, the same way that God has been
rich in mercy and has forgiven us.
And I know some people think, "Bayless, you know, it's easy to say, but I try, and
I just… I don't think I know how! Because I'll get down and pray and forgive someone,
but a little while later I'm reminded, and all those negative emotions wash over me again,
and I think to myself, 'Well, I never really forgave.' And so I try again, and then I'm
reminded again, and those negative emotions wash over me, and I just don't seem to know
how to forgive."
Well, you know, forgiveness is a choice. Let me tell you a little story. Corrie ten Boom,
she and her sister, Betsy, were in a German concentration camp. The women were brutalized
there. They were raped regularly by the soldiers; they were starved. It was terrible in every
respect. Her sister, Betsy, died there. The only reason Corrie got out was because of
a clerical error. And she was a believer. Later on, she went to her pastor, and she
said, "Pastor, I know I'm supposed to forgive. But those guards that brutalized
us and brutalized the women that were there," said, "I've tried to forgive them, but
it just… it seems to wash over me again, all the anguish and the anger over what happened."
And the pastor said, "Corrie, come with me." And he took her up to the roof of the
church, and there was a bell there with a big rope. And he tugged on the rope and the
bell began to clang as the tongue of that bell hit the sides of it, and it was so loud
up on the roof. And he just looked at her. And the bell rang and it rang and it rang,
and then it began to swing slower until it became still and it was quiet. He said, "Corrie,
when you choose to forgive someone, you let go of the rope. It's still, what they did
or what happened to you, it's going to make noise in your soul for a period of time. But
eventually it will become quiet."
And you will find if you choose to forgive someone, there may be some noise in your soul
from the harm that was done to you or the way that you were failed, the vows that were
broken, whatever happened. But you know what? It will become quiet in your soul if you stop
tugging on the rope. See, every time you rehearse something to somebody, every time you talk
about it, you take another tug on the rope. I talk to some people sometimes, and you sit
down with them, and they talk about how they've been wronged, and so-and-so did this, and
this happened to them, and you think, "My goodness! This must have just happened like
last week!" And you talk to them, "When did that happen?" And it's 15 years ago!
And they are talking about it as fresh as it just happened. They've been tugging on
the rope for 15 years. There's some people here, you've been tugging on the rope for
decades! Every chance you get you rehearse how you've been hurt, you rehearse how you've
been failed. Choose to forgive. The love of God has been poured out in your heart. You
will only be blessed if you do.
All right, number two: Love is demonstrated through obedience to God's Word. Love is
demonstrated through obedience to God's Word. Let me quote to you from John, chapter
14 and chapter 15. John 14:23 and 24, "Jesus answered and said to him, 'If anyone loves
Me, he will keep My word… He who does not love Me does not keep My words...'" That's
pretty plain, isn't it? Chapter 15 and verse 10, He said, "If you keep My commandments,
you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father's commandments and abide
in His love."
But, you know, it actually goes beyond dutiful obedience. Look with me, if you would, in
First John, chapter 5. First John, chapter 5. What Jesus is talking about goes beyond
duty. First John 5 and verse 3, it says,
For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are
not burdensome.
This is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments, they are
not a burden to us. The Amplified Bible says these orders of His are not irksome (burdensome,
oppressive, or grievous).
You know, I talked to a guy here at Cottonwood. He's been here a long time. And he's just
faithfully tithed. As long as he's been at Cottonwood, as far as I know, he has never
failed to honor God with the first tenth of his income. And I talked to him about it.
One day we got into a conversation about it. I said, "You know, you tithe pretty regularly.
What can you tell me about it?" He says, "Pastor," he said, "since I
found out about the principle of tithing when I was a young Christian, how Abram offered
the first tenth to God and he honored God with that, and the Bible says that we are
to walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham has had." He said, "It
was before the law that it was instituted. We find the principle there. And the New Testament
tells us to walk in faith and to live like Abram did. So," he said, "for 40 years,
since I found out about tithing, I have never failed to tithe any increase that I've ever
received in my life." I said, "Has it been a burden?"
And I'll never forget. He said, "No." He said, "It's been a joy, and it's
been a way for me to express my faith in God." That's the way it should be! Now I'm sure
he went through lean times and times of abundance just like most of us. But he looked at it
as a joy, as a privilege, and as a way to express his faith in God. You see, love is
demonstrated through obedience to God's Word.
Now I've told this story before, but it was back… we actually were in a little building
here on Katella Avenue when we first started. And one Sunday morning an outlaw biker came
in with his girlfriend. And he was not a wannabe biker. This guy was the real deal. He had
been involved in organized crime, had been an extremely violent man, and it actually
was a little old white-haired lady at the door that melted him. She said, "Come here."
And she grabbed him around the neck and hugged him. And he came to Christ in that service
and started attending church. And one day I came into the office. I walk in, the receptionist
is sitting there, he's sitting there, and the receptionist's eyes were sort of big.
I go, "Hey, what's up?" And I sit down next to him. We didn't even go back into
my office. He burst into tears, and he begins sobbing. I go, "What's wrong?"
He said, "Pastor," he said, "me and my girlfriend," says, "we live together.
We were living together when we came to church." Says, "And I've been reading in the Word,"
and he says, "I see that it's not God's way." He says, "I don't want to hurt
Jesus." And he's sobbing and blubbering. He said, "But we don't know what to do.
We don't have enough money to get two places. We're kind of caught between a rock and
hard place." So I prayed with him. I said, "Brother, you do need to obey the Word,
and you need to do what Jesus wants you to do."
He said, "I will, Pastor." And the next day or two a friend opened up
his garage. So he let his girlfriend have the apartment. He went and moved into his
friend's garage and slept on a couch for six months until they got married. You know
what? That was an expression of love for Jesus. Jesus said, "If you love Me, you will keep
My Word." You know, that guy went on to become a pastor. Pretty cool. If you read
it in the Bible and it's plain, just do it. Oh, my!
All right, number three, number three: Love is inseparable from generosity. Love is inseparable
from generosity. We all know John 3:16, "God so loved that He gave." And we've already
read about being imitators of God. But look here in First John, chapter 3. We're in
the book already. First John 3 and verse 16:
By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay
down our lives for the brethren. But whoever has this world's goods, and sees
his brother in need, and shuts up his heart from him, how does the love of God abide in
him? My little children, let us not love in word
or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.
You can't separate love from a heart of generosity. But we also know, just to temper
this, you know, Philippians 1:19. Paul prayed for the Philippians that their love would
abound within the guiding limitations of knowledge and discernment. In other words, they are
like the borders, the banks of a river. This river of love, he's praying that we would
abound, says, "But there are guiding limitations." The first is knowledge. That comes from the
Word. And the Word of God will tell us how to be wise in expressing our love. There are
limits to love's expression.
Example: You've got somebody that, well, they can work. They are able-bodied; there's
work available, but they refuse to work, and they just want to live off of others. All
right, the Scripture says if anyone will not work, neither should he eat. And you think,
"It wouldn't be love if I didn't help them." No, friend, it would be love if you
didn't help them and allow them to keep going. There's a guiding limitation there.
I remember once a guy in church came and says, "Pastor, I need some help."
I said, "All right, what's up?" He said, "I have a man staying in my house."
I said, "You do?" He said, "Yeah. He says he's a prophet
and said he's supposed to stay with us and we're supposed to take care of him."
I said, "How long has he been there?" He says, "He's been with us weeks. He
stays in my house with my wife when I go off to work."
I said, "What?" He said, "Yeah, but, you know, he just…
he said that God sent him to us, and we're to provide for him, and we'll be blessed."
I said, "Can this guy work?" He said, "Well, yeah, I guess."
I said, "Listen, get rid of him. Go home right now and kick him out of your house."
And so he did it because he told me, said, "I'm feeling funny about it. I don't
like this guy alone with my wife all day long. He doesn't work, he eats my food, he sits
and watches my TV." Well, there's some guiding limitations there,
okay? You know, the Bible is pretty clear about that.
And the guy, he came, made a beeline for me. The next time we had service, the "prophet"
showed up. And he cornered me in the foyer, and he said, "How dare you?"
I said, "Look, you're just scrounging off those people. You are manipulating them,
you are exploiting them." I said, "You are not a prophet in the first place. A prophet
is a call to fulltime ministry." I said, "You need to leave those folks alone."
And I'll never forget. He pointed his finger at me, says, "Don't make me say 'thus
saith the Lord'!" I said, "Just please go away."
So our love needs to abound, but within… Paul again prayed for the Philippians, Philippians
1:19… within the guiding limitations of knowledge and discernment. Discernment is
the leading of the Holy Spirit.
Thank you for watching Answers with Bayless Conley. Bayless will continue with part two
of his message next week.
You know it's so liberating to know that love does have guiding limitations. We're
to express love and to love unconditionally. And yet, God in His wisdom has set boundaries
just like the boundaries on a river that keep it from overflowing and creating destruction.
So it is with love. And we were talking about those things. But we didn't get to finish
it so you are going to have to join us next time as we finish part 2 of "Love Is…"
I trust that you will not miss it. And listen, as I close today I just want to tell you,
you are loved by God. You are known by God. The situations of your life are not some mystery
to Him. He knows, He cares, and He wants to help you. You need to believe it. The Bible
says, "His ears are open to the cry of the righteous." God is looking at you and He
is listening to you my friend. He will not abandon you. And hey, I will see you next
time. Join us then.
And now here's Bayless with an inspirational thought you can apply today.
One of our viewers asked: How can I stay strong in faith when I'm in pain and when things
are going wrong and it seems like my faith is failing? You know, we've all experienced
that. We are human, we have this treasure in earthen vessels. And even some of the great
men and women of God that we hear their great stories of victory, all of them go through
dark hours as well. It's part of the human experience. The thing is, it's about having
a little bit of faith in a great big God. And we need to keep our eyes on Jesus and
keep our trust always in Him. Because it's not about just faith in a principle, it's
about faith in a person. And if I can imagine that Christ, the risen Son of God, is making
intercession for me, you know what: That strengthens my faith.
And then something as well that might be helpful: Here in Romans one and verse twelve, Paul
said: That is, that I may be encouraged together with you by the mutual faith both of you and
me. He talked about a mutual faith. He said: When I get together with you, I'm going
to be encouraged by your faith and you're going to be encouraged by my faith.
Sometimes, when we may be struggling, it's good to go and to be around people of faith,
because, friend, faith is contagious. And sometimes you get around someone when you're
a weak moment. That'll build you up and strengthen you. The book of Ecclesiastes says: Two are
better than one. It says: Because when one falls and other's there to lift him up.
So be around other people of faith. And then of course: It always comes back-to-back to
getting into the Word of God: Romans 10:17: So then faith comes by hearing and hearing
by the Word of God. And the truth is, if you will read God's Word and meditate in it, reflect
on it, roll it over and over in you, faith will come to you unconsciously. Faith comes
from the Word just like wet comes from water. If you jump into the water you get wet. If
you jump into the Word of God you get faith.
Many parents lose sleep at night worrying about their kids.
"Maybe you've got kids that you did a terrible job raising.
Some of you, you did everything you knew how to do, and the kids still went off the rails.
But the God we serve can protect them. And because He has His part, we can lay down in
confidence and not lose a moment of sleep over our family members. Because the Lord
will build the family."
Trust God to work in your family, and enjoy peaceful rest each night.
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Tamar Braxton Returns To Social Media After Vincent Herbert Said Marriage Is Still On - Duration: 3:30.
Tamar Braxton Returns To Social Media After Vincent Herbert Said Marriage Is Still On
Tamar Braxton has returned to Instagram and fans are wondering, will she comment on the wild rumors about her life?.
At the end of 2017, the former host of The Real had a headline-making meltdown where she claimed that her husband, Vincent Herbert, was a cheater.
Braxton also confessed that Herbert had another woman pregnant.
Many bashed her by saying she was faking it all for ratings and be in the spotlight.
The harsh comments prompted Braxton to shut down all of her social media accounts.
This week, she returned to Instagram and made her account private.
Fans predict sooner than later; she will break her silence on the divorce scandal.
A source claimed the mother of one is happy and is back with the music executive for good.
A snitch shared: "Tamar knows that Vince will drag the divorce as long as he needs.
It will be a fight that she is not sure she wants to ultimately take on right now.".
Fans had the following reaction to the news that she is back on Instagram.
One of them said: "Yea, she was never happy, but I'm like damn sus you want him to die his weight was one of the issues on why he kept going back in forth to the hospital.
And he even tried losing the weight off himself before doing the surgery, and she still was giving attitude saying slick remarks towards him shit maybe skinny Vince maybe just had enough of her bullshit and had to humble her ass real quick that's why she is saying and making all this mess.".
Another claimed: "Ok here's the thing… she's human.
Just like some other women swear they gonna leave their man but don't, maybe they leave, but they go back to the man…that could be the case with her! Also, I feel like Tamar is a bit torn.
She could very well be damaged mentally because being in love with a man that beats and belittles you is hoooorible.".
The third person stated: "Ummm so she hadn't filed yet or what? Cuz I thought when you file for divorce the other party gets contacted thru lawyer n certified mail?".
With Braxton, the drama never ends.
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How to make sure your Lifting and Rigging Program is OSHA Compliant | The Rigging Professor | Ep 9 - Duration: 9:04.
- How compliant is your lifting and rigging program?
Would you even know how to check?
Well, in this episode of the Rigging Professor,
we'll discuss what a site assessment is,
and how it's your best defense against an OSHA fine.
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What's up, guys?
Devon here from Mazzella Companies and today we're talking
about getting your gear OSHA compliant.
In this video,
we'll cover what a site assessment is,
the importance of transparency between you
and a third party vendor,
and how your best defense is really to bring in a specialist
to do that work specifically.
To help me tell this story, I brought back Terry Pipik,
who you might remember from a previous video,
and I started at the very bottom by just asking,
what is a site assessment?
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- Essentially it's a tool we developed
to make sure our customers are compliant
with applicable ASME Standards.
So really what we did was we took the standard,
and then we developed questions around that standard.
So, for instance, if the standard b30.9 says
you need to inspect your slings once a year,
we make questions based on,
have you done yearly inspections, is it documented?
And then we take a look
and make sure that there's proof to do that.
The other thing that we do with this is,
we make it so we're compliant to the standard,
the customer's compliant to the standard,
but also we'd like to put in there
opportunities for improvement,
best practices we've seen throughout the years
working with companies like them.
- Alright, so the purpose of a site assessment
isn't to get you, it's really to figure out where you stand,
and help give you guidance on how to correct your steps.
But doesn't that sound an awful lot like an audit?
- You try to stay away from the word audit,
but essentially it's a self-audit,
and we're helping them do a self-audit.
Sometimes people get nervous.
Essentially they're saying,
they're afraid of what we're gonna find.
We try and say, listen, this is for your eyes only.
It's for you to do what you need to do to be compliant,
safe, and have a good work environment.
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Generally we get people say, okay,
but you're gonna find some things.
We already know about a few things, and that's good.
Transparency is key in this.
- Like Terry said, the purpose of a site assessment
is to take a hard transparent look at where you're at
and where you need to get to, before OSHA gets there.
And they're going straight from the standard.
- It's not my opinion.
It's not what I think should be done.
It's what the standard, written,
says you need to do as a federal regulation.
If you're wanting to have a safe workplace,
you care about the people that work in your company
using lifting and rigging equipment,
then you care about being compliant.
- A lot of this keeps going back to safety,
because the elephant in the room is that you can't get
anything done if your workers are either dead
or terrified to come out on your floor.
So the purpose of a site assessment
is to figure out what you can do
to make everybody else safe,
not just from a morale standpoint,
but from a financial standpoint as well.
- It is a federal requirement to comply to these standards.
So, it can be expensive if you get fined by OSHA,
or even more expensive if you should have an accident
and you're non-compliant.
Litigation is gonna cost you more,
hospital bills are gonna to cost you more,
equipment damage is gonna cost you a lot more.
Depending on the severity of it,
it could be to 10s of thousands of dollars easily.
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- Alright, so say you've decided to take good strides
to making sure your gear is safe and compliant.
If you're already paying a safety guy,
can't they just inspect your gear?
- It's good that your safety guy's checking gear.
But, it's better I think personally,
to have a second set of independent eyes on it.
It's almost like checking your own spelling.
There's times where, if you see something every single day,
you have a tendency to kinda go blind to it.
As a third party that's going right by the standards,
you're able to kind of get new eyes on it.
In fact, when we've done these site assessments,
the same people that say, "Hey, I think we're good"
when it comes to being compliant to the ASME standards,
as they're walking around, they're seeing things differently
and they're actually finding things, as well,
that they didn't see before.
- As we were talking, I wanted to ask Terry
what things would keep somebody from wanting
a site assessment completed on their facility.
And honestly, it just comes down one thing, fear.
- First of all, they're, again,
afraid of what they're gonna find,
and then they're afraid that A,
it's gonna get somebody in trouble.
And it's really the wrong attitude.
Yeah, your responsibility to have a safe workplace
based on the compliance of the standards,
and we try to make sure it's open, there's no blame.
It's here's the standard, here's what you need to do.
Whether somebody intentionally or unintentionally
was not compliant to the standard,
we get it out in the open and we fix it.
Nobody's pointing fingers at anybody,
or at least we try not to get into that.
- I want you to focus on that statement.
The purpose of a site assessment
is not to get you into trouble.
They're not gonna turn you in to OSHA.
It's to keep you safe.
So as long as you're cool with that and you understand that,
where do you start?
- First thing I always tell people to do
is buy the standards.
Because everybody is listening to what they think
the standards are, you're getting get bits and pieces
of it from different areas.
Whether it be from vendors or people like us.
Buy the standard.
It tells you in black and white what that standard is.
You can get it from the ASME website,
and you can even subscribe to have that updated as needed.
The other place I'd tell people to start
when they're looking at this, after they get the document,
look at your documentation.
'Cause that's exactly what OSHA would do,
is they'd first say, okay,
let me see your inspection records.
Let me see your training records.
Let me look to see that you're complying to the standard.
And then of course,
they'll go then and look for evidence of that standard.
- So you can do a lot of this on your own.
Buy the standard, read the standard,
investigate the standard, and that'll get you pretty close
to OSHA and ASME standards.
But that's when it's time to bring in a third party vendor
to make sure that you're as close as possible.
So if you're gonna get a site assessment done,
what does that entail?
- We'll do an assessment to b30.9, which is slings.
We'll do it to b30.20, which is below-the-hook,
and then b30.26 which is hardware.
And that covers almost everything you would need to know.
At least that's our area of expertise.
Now, storing chemicals and lockout and tagouts,
that's not what get.
We basically focus on lifting and rigging products,
and those standards they apply to.
- I used to have a boss that said,
"Keep the aces in their places,"
and essentially that just dialed down to making sure
that the people that are the best at what they do,
are in the positions to succeed.
And that's a lot about what we're talking about here,
is making sure that people that you hire,
are specialists in their field.
- But we've done this enough, this is our business.
We feel we have a good understanding of the standard,
so if there's an issue where you say,
we don't feel like we have to do that.
We think we're compliant.
Okay, that's your business.
We're not gonna take any other actions except saying,
in our opinion, this is not compliant,
and here's the way we would get you compliant,
or fix your issue.
- At the end of the day,
your business is just that, it's yours.
The only governing body that can really tell you
what to do is OSHA, via their fines.
And one of the last things that Terry and I talked about,
was where most people stumble the most,
and honestly, that's training.
- We'll tailor training to what you can do.
And we prefer doing training probably at a minimum,
twice a year.
For the most part, that covers it as long as you're getting
the new people through the training regimen,
and you're updating and keeping fresh
the people that've already gotten the training.
- I hope this video was able to better help you
understand the purpose of a site assessment.
If you liked this video, consider checking out the rest
of our Cranes 101 or Rigging Professor series,
and while you're there,
consider liking and subscribing to our channel.
It's a new year, we're gonna make a ton of new content,
and I don't want you to miss out.
If you're considering getting started
with a site assessment,
or really taking good strides to make sure
that you are OSHA and ASME compliant,
don't hesitate to reach out.
Thank you for watching.
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"I'm married and Hümeyra is my wife!" - Elif Episode 655 | Season 4 Episode 95 (English subtitles) - Duration: 7:11.
They weren't supposed to get along.
He told me he was unhappy with his wife.
He said he couldn't stand to her.
Are you stupid, woman?
Don't even mention "love's not there",
He's even having a kid with her!
She's showing her belly off, with pride!
She's wearing those earrings...
They were mine!
I liked those, they were bought for me!
I didn't plan things this way, but it happened.
Without understanding how it happened.
Now what happened, Rana?
He clearly made you his mistress!
Secondary...
not preferred...
Aren't you going to invite me in?
Rana?
Could you look at me please?
Aren't you going to tell me what happened?
What happened, darling?
What do you think?
I don't know what happened, but you do.
You left the office, without a goodbye.
Now that's what you're in.
You cried your heart's out.
What's wrong, dear?
Rana...
don't treat me this way.
I'm thinking over what've I done...
to make my lover sad.
I can't think of anything.
I'm behaving like a kid when we're broken.
I don't know...
what do I do, when you don't smile at all.
Wonder if these...
helps my girfriend to put a smile on her face.
Could I steal your heart again?
Are you kidding with me?
Is this a joke?
What's going on, Rana?
Are you insane?
Your wife didn't like those earrings, so you brought them to me.
What does that mean now?
Think over it.
Think what it means to give my present to your wife.
Where were you while we were on the phone?
Were you at our place?
Our place?
Our?
I was at your love nest, Mr. Tarık.
Rana...
how could you did something ridiculous?
What was your point for going to the mansion?
I'm truly sorry for bothering your wife at your place, Mr. Tarık.
Rana, what are you trying to do?
You're going to ruin everything this way!
What am I going to ruin for instance? Your happy marriage?
Am I going to upset your kid and wife? What, why are you afraid of?
Rana, you know where I stand!
I have to look out for equilibrium, even if I don't want to.
My presence, both in the firm and the mansion relies on this stability!
You can't blame me for that!
I don't care about your position in the firm, or at the mansion. I care about your presence here, next to me!
Your presence with me. Look at me while talking!
You can't turn your back on me, like you're bored!
I'm bored of this, of you! I am!
That's enough, Rana! What do you want from me?
I want you to be honest, Tarık!
I'm sick of your lies!
- I didn't lie to you! - Oh didn't you!
You told me that you don't love your wife, that you're not getting along with her!
Weren't you the one telling me all this?
Then, what did you do while telling me all these tales?
You bought the earrings that I like, for your wife!
Now they are hanging off your wife's ears!
Is this how you don't love your wife? Is this how you're bored of your marriage?
Is this how you're unhappy in your marriage?
You're a disgusting liar, Tarık, disgusting!
Rana!
I'm married!
And Hümeyra is my wife!
My wife!
Did you get it?
My wife!
I didn't lie to you!
I didn't hide that from you!
You'd known this, from the beginning!
Now it started annoying you?
Did I hide this from you? No, I did not!
Now I'm repeating, I'm married!
Is that clear enough?
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Kylie Jenner's boyfriend Travis Scott is 'p***ed' at Wendy Williams for calling him deadbeat dad - Duration: 4:48.
Kylie Jenner's boyfriend Travis Scott is 'p***ed' at Wendy Williams for calling him deadbeat dad
Kylie Jenners baby daddy Travis Scott is not a happy bunny as Wendy Williams says he wont be a good father to his and Kylies reported child.
On a previous edition of her show, Wendy, 53, had words for Kylie, who is heavily rumoured to be pregnant, and said Travis, 25 is not sticking around. Now insiders for Hollywood Life claim that the Love Galores rapper was left hurt by the comments.
Travis is so pissed at Wendy, he's taking this very personally, the source told the publication.She's making horrible assumptions about him when she knows nothing, she's never even met him.
Travis has no intention of abandoning his child or responsibilities as a dad.
He's excited about becoming a dad. The insider added that the rapper, real name Jacques Webster, Jr.
wants nothing more than to help take care of his family.
If Wendy really knew him she'd know that family is everything to him, he's so close to his parents and his brother and sister.
His whole family is hyped for this baby, they said.
He's not some deadbeat that doesn't know the meaning of family.
Wendy's comments aren't just offensive to him, they've upset his whole family, especially his mom. The comments come after Kylie, who has stepped away from the spotlight ever since rumours of her pregnancy broke in September, was spotted for the first time with a baby bump around her alleged due date.
These pictures come amid rumours that Kylie has actually already given birth.
Meanwhile, Kylies older sisters seem to be doing everything they can take heat for her as the world watched with bated breath for an official pregnancy confirmation.
We have, however, implored everyone to stay woke as the reality tv stars post steamy and nude pictures online in an attempt to distract us.
Dont let these KarJenner sisters fool you! Not long after new pictures of Kylie emerged sporting a suspiciously fuller figure and baggy clothing amid rumours she's already given birth, Kim posted two nude images on her Instagram and was spotted posing for a smoking hot naked beach photoshoot. More: Kylie Jenner Last night was Kourtney's turn to attempt to distract as she posed while on vacation in Mexico with boyfriend, Younes Bendjima, 24 – and it kinda worked.
Just yesterday she gave her followers an eye-full with another bikini shot – most likely in an attempt to rival Kim's very saucy beach photoshoot.
Darn, these Kardashians are good.
Metro.co.uk have contacted reps for Travis Scott. Got a story? If youve got a story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk Entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page - wed love to hear from you.
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What Is J1 Waiver Exceptional Hardship? - Duration: 2:26.
Hi this is Kaushik Ranchod from the Ranchod Law Group
one of the questions that we get ased a lot
is what is exceptional hardship for J1 waivers
I'm going to be ripped apart from my family
and I know that's hard
that's really hard
but unfortunately
the government
does not see that as exceptional hardship
is that fair? No
but that's where we come in with our legal team explaining
all the other different factors that you have
we do that in a legal brief to create a case for you
demonstrating what exceptional hardship is
such as financial disruption, career disruption, medical issues
psycological issues and
by adding all of these up together, because most people don't have
just the bulletproof exceptional hardship where
you're going to be dying or your US citizen spouse or child is dying from cancer
usually it's by making all these individual arguments to totally
make a totallity of the circumstances test
demonstrating exceptional hardship
I know it is hard for you to be separated from your family
I know that it is painful
and it's adding injury
or insult to injury when the government sais that's not exceptional hardship
but those are the card that we have been dealt
and I'm happy to say that
we've been very successful
in getting these exceptional hardship waivers approved
our approval rate is 20% above the national average
and I have to give you the little disclaimer that
that doesn't mean that your case is going to get approved
but
we know how to present an awesome case for you
so
if you're not sure whether or not you meet the legal standard I invite you to call
many calls that we do are free, depends upon your situaton
so call us at 916-613-3553
and we will discuss whether you can qualify for exceptional hardship
thanks and have an awesome day
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