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IFICbcoucan U P1A■SSO CIALTION VICIT111 OFtl, L. WARREN 001-1CITCHFIS
lough justice: why he scales are tipped
ripper operators are at the sharp end of the industry—their vehicles do the hardest work in the ghest environments. The anti-HG V )y offers a nightmare vision of dirty ers belching out black smoke, leaking ddy water from its tailgate and ttering stones and earth from an heeted load.
hat's an unfair picture. of course, but thing's for sure: the police, Traffic rimissioners and Vehicle Inspectorate ce no allowances for tippers' natural ironment. Tippermen, like all other rators, are required to maintain their ides in a fit and roadworthy condition. is common knowledge that tippers regularly targeted by the Vehicle )ectorate—and you can't blame the VI this, because some tippers are rlarly found to be in an unroadworthy .dition. That has more to do with inadequate maintenance arrangements than the rough nature of the work, but tippers can be kept firmly on the right side of the law if operators follow some common-sense rules: • Read the guide to road vehicle maintenance and make sure your fitters and transport managers read it too.
• Have regular preventive maintenance checks. Do not assume that four weeks is going to be adequate; it might be grossly inadequate.
• The frequency of your inspections should be determined by the age and condition of your vehicle and the type of work it handles. Ills not uncommon in the tipper industry for inspections to take place every week.
• Look at the condition of your vehicles when they were inspected. If they are showing lots of safety-related defects your inspection intervals need to be shorter.