Schedule and crew
See the week’s weather problems on Monday morning
Keep your outdoor jobs on the list CrewBuddy keeps for you. Each Monday it checks the forecast for each job’s town and day and tells you what to move.
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How it works
CrewBuddy keeps a simple job list for you: customer, town, day and the kind of work. Add to it by text as you book. With Schedules on, the Monday check reads that list, looks up each town’s forecast for the day of the job, compares it with your rules and texts you only the jobs at risk, plus the days that look open. If nothing is at risk, you get a one-line all clear.
Your rules are your own: paint and stain temperatures from the product label, rain windows for coatings, wind for roofing, overnight lows for concrete. CrewBuddy uses the numbers you give it and names the forecast source each time.
Heat and what to do with the text
Hot days count too. OSHA recommends water, rest and shade, and extra care for workers new to the heat, so a heat warning in the Monday text is a cue to start early and plan breaks.
From the Monday text, ask for rain delay texts for the customers on a risky day. In the evening, the tomorrow check reads your calendar for the next day. The scheduled check cannot read the calendar, which is why it works from the job list.
Forecasts change. Treat the Monday text as an early warning and check again the evening before.
Sources: National Weather Service: forecasts by location, OSHA: heat exposure
What you send
This week’s outdoor jobs with town and day, the weather that stops each kind of work, and the time you want the Monday text.
What CrewBuddy prepares
A Monday text listing each outdoor job with that day’s forecast and its source, the jobs at risk and why, and the days that look open for a move.
What to keep in mind
Schedules has to be on. The scheduled check reads the job list CrewBuddy keeps, not your calendar, so keep the list current or text “weather week” any time.