mick.mh2racing:
classicman:
None of it is H&S law. Companies are just obliged to have a H&S policy in place. Its up to them to deem what they consider safe and what isn’t for their site. Most of it seems to come from a fear of being sued by the no win no fee merchants, and the fact that no matter what you do there is always some idiot that can’t be trusted to look after himself.
Spot on. PLC ltd don’t give a flying about you or your health and safety. They do give a flying about you taking legal action against them through some “where there’s a blame there’s a claim” solicitor. Any claim you make or attempt to make can be challenged and defended if they have a policy in place. Believe it or not, the health and safety managers from tescos, chep, morrisons or (insert any big plc of your choice) do not have a big get together to decide what is and isn’t acceptable. It’s all about them being seen to manage risk and defer and liability or litigation
It’s only a matter of time before some driver deprived of his cab to kip in whilst being tipped crashes into the gatehouse on his way out, having been kept at the RDC 22 hours without a break 'cos the waiting room “break” is no good - right?
Sure, H&S local policy don’t give a ■■■■ once you’ve LEFT the yard, but what if you have a big accident BECAUSE of their policy whilst still WITHIN the yard?
It’s about time we drivers enforced our own national policy - NO tip within a reasonable time frame (I’ll suggest 30 mins tops to get on a bay, keys taken away from you MAX of 1 hour) means you don’t tip at all, and leave with the goods still on back. They clearly don’t want them if there’s umpteen free bays, indoor bods walking around gassing in some EE language smoking ■■■■, but strangely no one on forks, no one on bay, only some jobsworth at the goods in desk who looks at you when you walk in like you’re the git who raped their sister, and you’ve just got out early from a stretch at the scrubs…
C’mon everyone! We’re not supposed to be the ones beneath contempt - Those who can do, and those who can’t work in the office remember? It’s not like they’ve got degrees or anything… The less said of courtesy and manners the better perhaps. 
Insurance companies might be the ones eventually to push for COMMON H&S policy that’s the same everywhere, that being what a common policy would mean. 
If High Viz have to be worn everywhere - then how come there can’t be other “universal H&S” aspects in yards?
Tescos don’t let you Split Couple. Nagels you HAVE to. DHL don’t let you do their paperwork whilst on duty. Asda don’t let you in the yard unless you don’t work for them. Morrisons won’t give you a job if you HAVE worked for them. Aldi won’t tip you, you’ve gotta do it yourself. Wilkos won’t let you do anything, because the only thing that doesn’t ■■■■ are their vacuum cleaners. Safeways would have been a cushy number, but now the yard is Waitrose - and you’re wearing the wrong trousers gromit! 
