I used to do shifts with DHL ( when this thread was first started ) 
i remember spending ages writing out the OPS 13 and OPS 15 sheets and having to sit for 20 mins in the cab before moving it
then spend another 20 mins sitting after hitching on to a trailer and any other trailer you used during the shift,
and then again wait another 20 mins at the end of your shift before pulling the card out !!
yea you are paid for it but it was soul destroying 
I witnessed a potential breach of the working at height regs 2005 at a DHL site this week. TIP chappy was replacing a curtainsider pole (metal thing not the driver) faffing about up a ladder on his own.
I didn’t say anything as I was hiding behind the same trailer having a smoke at the time, put me right off he did.
I did consider offering to foot the ladder but I’d only make things worse as I’m very untrustworthy.
Dipper_Dave:
I witnessed a potential breach of the working at height regs 2005 at a DHL site this week. TIP chappy was replacing a curtainsider pole (metal thing not the driver) faffing about up a ladder on his own.I didn’t say anything as I was hiding behind the same trailer having a smoke at the time, put me right off he did.
I did consider offering to foot the ladder but I’d only make things worse as I’m very untrustworthy.
If you did offer you’d have had to complete a full day’s training on holding ladders, then sign a booklet as thick as the King James Bible to say you’re trained to do so, then complete a full HSE risk assessment. You’ll also need 6 monthly assessments to check you’re still qualified [emoji106][emoji23]
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carryfast-yeti:
just thought i’d revive this thread…as Dhl have come out with a new de-brief sheet of paper this week…they expect us all to check EVERY tyre tread depth at the end of shift,tractor and trailer! and write it down!a walk around visual check is what i will continue to do.
Not sure what depot that is, but I know from a shunter who worked at a DHL site (won’t name it incase of nosy ■■■■■■■ on here), DHL drivers was constantly bringing in trailers with tyres below the DHL tread limit, and in some cases, below the legal limit, and with bulbs out on the trailers etc too.