Yeh ok we all know it really is, and that it is well over the top…but.
Following on from dozy’s latest adventures , where he was expected to (and actually did ) sleep in a flea infested cab, with a bunk that was discoloured and crusty with some dirty ■■■■ 's bodily fluids , …
My point is …Why is the ‘‘Health’’ part in ‘‘Health and safety’’ not usually as strictly enforced than the ‘‘Safety’’ part of it??
(It’s a rhetorical question btw, the less naive and brainwashed amongst us know for a fact that in real terms ‘‘They’’ don!t give ■■■■ about drivers health and safety, but in reality it is just an arse covering/box ticking excercise implemented by wonkers in office jobs on more money than us )
Proven by places that won’t let you strap up on their premises, but tell you to do it on the road outside for example.
So.
There are cabs out there like dozy’s.
There are driver’s bogs out there for us to use that are ‘‘Trainspotting’’ themed
Showers that you would not wash your ■■■■ dog in, in case it caught summmet.
AND a lot of these places are provided by our own company depots ffs, mine being one of them, so I have contacted the actual owner in the past…so he sent some bloke in with a mop and bucket ffs, instead of a team of decorators, thinking that would solve the problem
I once rang up H&S guy at DFDS terminal at Immingham a few years ago when a bit ■■■■■■ off , (after walking in the driver’s shower,.and walking straight back out)
I asked him why he was so selective with his H&S policies, whereby you were bollocked as if you’d just murdered some ■■■■ if they caught you walking around without a hi viz in broad daylight , but they were happy to ignore the disgusting state of the health hazard facilities that they provided for visiting drivers.
I got all the crap about drivers leaving mess in there and many being dirty basts etc etc.
Which is true in many cases sadly, but that is what cleaners are for, and why every other establishment you can think of employ them.
So if these type of ■■■■■ are going to implement all this hi viz/hard hat/clown suit walking around with an orange light attached to a zimmer frame type ■■■■■■■■ , with ott enthusiasm (The last bit is true btw I kid you not…Lafarge Avonmouth ) they should also concentrate on the side of it that IS actually beneficial to us.
So I know I’m ■■■■■■■ in the wind saying this with many of you …but don’t just readily accept it, have a bit of pride and speak up as ‘‘pro drivers’’ demanding better standards…