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SAFETY TIPS
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Tipper operators have a duty of care to their employees and the public. With that in mind, Dave Young advises on how to keep drivers, vehicles and third parties safe.
On my first muckaway job 30 years ago, the tipper in front halted outside the demolition site. "Word of advice, son," aid my wise, older, colleague. "If you've not ,isited before always take a look on foot iefore driving on. Oh. and if you need diff Licks to get on empty they won't haul you iut loaded."
Such prudence was rare in the 1970s, when ippers were the least safe sector of road ransport: experience was gained on the job .nd maintenance was haphazard.Today ippers are far larger and more technologically omplex, and drivers' skills levels have been aised considerably.
hity of care
aced with ever-more stringent duties of care the public and employees, training,diligence nd accountability are essential for tipper .perators.After all, they must comply with the i'onstruction and Use Regulations, the 1SE-enforced Health and Safety at Work Act, ;gislation for waste disposal contractors and ften the Mines and Quarries Act.
As a minimum safeguard of compliance, xperts advise employers to make a risk ssessment of jobs; train staff on equipment: nd record.monitor and update this process. )1d-fashioned word-of-mouth training isn't enough these days. Large fleets should consider using driver assessors, and the HSE and insurers may want to see a clear audit trail of safety implementation.
Liability
A Even experts can get it wrong sometimes Employers have criminal and civil liability under the law, with corporate manslaughter rules to be further tightened. Employees have a professional duty to co-operate with health and safety procedures and take care to ensure safe operations with regard to issues such as sheeting, stability, avoiding overhead power lines and load security. Falling from tipper bodies when sheeting is one of the principal causes of injury and the focus of recent safety campaigns. •