jonmea:
everybody working for tarmac have got to wear orange hi viz trousers now!
Same with Cemex and I think Bardons. When I worked in the gravel pit driving a loading shovel, an ex director expected us to shop our own drivers for not wearing the usual stuff. When we refused to load collect customers who repeatedly refused to wear the same, we were told “but you can’t ban the customers”…
Grundons expect hard hats to walk to the weighbridge when you’re actually parked on the weighbridge…
When I worked in plant hire driving a dumptruck, one site foreman made a rule up about wearing of high viz at all times, even when driving the dumper “in case you have to escape and you don’t get time to put it on”…
Aggregate industries and Cemex are now ‘top to toe hi-viz’ as they call it now, along with a hard hat and safety glasses.
Now you gotta wear all that to avoid getting run over by the loader but the funny thing is your not allowed out the cab while they’re loading anyway so it’s pointless really
Freightliner (mainly Leeds) insist that you wear hi-vis in cab or won’t let you in… If the ■■■■■■■ can’t see 50’ x 14’6 of truck, what chance have they of seeing a 2’ hi vis in a cab?
Seaforth docks 1 day, forgot to put my hi-vis on, walked across the ‘truck park’ (waiting area lol) to the offices, queued, got to front of queue and the stupid pig face refused to deal with me because I didn’t have my hi-vis on and I’d have to go back and get it… Hmm. Go out of office, back to truck without hi-vis to get hi-vis to stand in office and get paperwork done■■?
jc69817:
hi all
just seen a driver walk across Orwell truck park in the dark with just his dark clothing on. He then got into his truck and put his hi viz vest on before driving off. Is it just me or is this odd behaviour. Surely it would have made more sense the other way round. Hi viz on in the dark and take it off to drive.
Kin wierdo
Some funny replies here, i like this thread a lot
The OP puts the whole Hi-Viz thing into perspective though, sure there are situations where they make sense, well not sense, but they could be an advantage, but in a booking in office FFS?
I got told on one site that i must wear my hardhat outside the truck at all times while on site. So I asked why? nothings gonna fall out the sky and land on me.
Got told ‘Last year we had a guy get crushed between a trailer and the loading dock, he died from his injuries, thats why you must wear your harhat.’
Needless to say i just laughed at how ridiculous that sounds, how is a hardhat going to stop someone getting crushed between a trailer and the dock?
BigJon:
I got told on one site that i must wear my hardhat outside the truck at all times while on site. So I asked why? nothings gonna fall out the sky and land on me
A couple of years ago a forklift just clipped my toe, I was wearing steel toecaps so I was perfectly OK, but the company were run by H&S nazis ,so I was told “We have a procedure here” I had to go and see the H&S manager (full time job! ) his first question was Were you wearing a hard hat, I said yeh but not on my foot !!
I loathe the bloody things and very rarely wear one as most places in Spain arent fussed. Sunday night however I did put it on, as changing an offside trailer tyre in the rain on the A66 just north of Sevilla on a very narrow hard shoulder had my ■■■ eating the seat of my jeans!
WildGoose:
I went to a Hanson brick site the other day, first time i’ve been in anywhere like that. Incidentally, it was probably the most signposted HGV route I have ever followed, I was quite impressed.
The health and safety sign tickled me, as it stated quite clearly to “put your high vis on before you leave the cab, do not walk across the yard still putting it on”
The fumbling is exactly what I do, usually all the way across the yard, and might have just about got it on by the time I reach goods in, but its highly likely to be inside out Hateful things. All they are good for is preventing fifth wheel grease from getting on your clothes when hitching up, the high vis doesn’t get worn in the cab, not for a single second, nowhere near any fabric, and doesn’t go beyond the footwell.
Can’t remember a time i’ve had a “ooh glad I had my high vis on” moment. If you always assume forklift drivers/machinery operators are out to kill you, then it won’t make any difference whether you are wearing one or not.
Amazing the places that will point blank refuse to deal with you unless you meet their check list of health and safety paraphernalia, including (but not limited to); hard hat, ear duffs, safety glasses, gloves, bump cap, high viz, steel toes, fire proof apron, oven gloves, rolling pin, cuddly toy, survival tin (inc emergency rations) for when you get lost at the RDC, ■■■■ alarm/boat whistle (for the same reason), flashing beacon if your forehead protrudes more than 6 inches above your eyes, warning flags for your knuckles dragging along the floor, absorbent pads to contain excessive drool.
The next 5-10 year is certainly going to be… interesting.
waynedl:
Freightliner (mainly Leeds) insist that you wear hi-vis in cab or won’t let you in… If the [zb] can’t see 50’ x 14’6 of truck, what chance have they of seeing a 2’ hi vis in a cab?
Seaforth docks 1 day, forgot to put my hi-vis on, walked across the ‘truck park’ (waiting area lol) to the offices, queued, got to front of queue and the stupid pig face refused to deal with me because I didn’t have my hi-vis on and I’d have to go back and get it… Hmm. Go out of office, back to truck without hi-vis to get hi-vis to stand in office and get paperwork done■■?
I think that’s railway policy. The railstone sidings at Wooton Bassett have the same rule once you pass the weighbridge and get near plant and siding. Funny thing is, the only job on the railways where you aren’t allowed to wear high viz is if you are driver or fireman on a steam loco (because they burn easy).
My high vis got caught up once causing me to lose my footing and dangle until I wiggled about and fell (all of a few foot mind but not the point) If I hadn’t have been wearing it it wouldn’t have happend. These things are a menace and need banning.
I’ve even seen ■■■■■■ with high viz vests that they’ve written (or should I say scrawled) on the names of well known companies on the backs, usually the utility companies, construction companies etc. To be honest,elderly excepted, anyone who gets conned by these in-breeds deserves it.
A few years ago at a tesco depot in staffordshire [no names] an agency guy turned up one day without his hi-vi,being short of drivers at the time they said he could borrow one of thiers,it was [zb] PINK.
“you can [zb]off i you think i’m wearing that” and off he [zb].
ive got mine caught up more than once ,i go in to TNT at kingsbury by J10 M42 you park in the unit park and walk the opposite side of the fence to the opperational yard but have to wear a stupid hi viz and also when coupling up but the wearhouse staff have to walk across 4 inbound hvg lanes and the opperational yard with shunnters and trucks going round and dont have to wear one
I said yeh but not on my foot !! 
