TAKING CLEANLINESS SERIOUSLY
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One truck operator that takes site cleanliness very seriously is waste management and skip hire specialist, RTS Waste Management. Transport manager Ralph Sheridan admits that by the very nature of its work, there is always loose waste scattered around its sites that can contain "everything from last week's curry to bits of metal, glass and nails".
Thanks to a strict cleaning regime, however, the risks posed are minimised. This includes a survey of the immediate area after each vehicle is tipped indoors, and continual work outside to clear any build-ups of dirt. "We do our best and if there is a trip or spill or any form of hazard out there, then obviously, it needs to be dealt with quickly," says Sheridan.
The firm also avoids haying too many vehicles tipping at once. "We regularly police how many vehicles we've got in at any one time and will queue them if necessary, so that there's not too much going on in the tipping hall," he says.
All staff are issued with steel-capped and steel-soled footwear, and at facilities such as the firm's Kent recycling centre, where staff are required to manually sort waste, puncture-proof gloves are also supplied.