Just waiting to load when a D H Smith came in to tip a load of cardboard.I looked once and had to look again .Yes the driver was wearing a hard hat to undo the straps.How long before this is applied everywhere for all of us? Good old elf and safety.
Never seen the forkies in coke sites moving the curtains?
they have to wear a wicket keeper type helmet malarky. 
I went to Morrisons in Bradford 6 months ago with a trailer of flowers (Visbeen), having parked up I wanted a pee, I was told that us animal like drivers could not use the one civilised people used and I had to go to the security hut, where the animals could pee, on coming back I noticed on the lights on the level crossing were little tubes with sticks about 1’ long with triangular bits of cut up hi-viz vests, on asking a Morrisons driver what they were for he told me that people using the crossing were supposed to pick one up and wave it as they walked across the crossing.
A hard hat to undo straps is nothing, one of my neighbours wears a hard hat complete with safety visor, safety boots and rigger type gloves to trim his hedge with a hedge trimmer, the hedge is about 2½ ft high 
A hard hat is good to keep the rain off ,it is the hiviz in the cafe that worries me, if the food is that bad, should they really be selling it?
At our place (railway) you have to wear hi-viz trousers all the time even when its bloody hot, pluss (obviously) a hi-viz vest, coat, bodywarmer or jacket, even if in a yard with no rail movements or anything else. If the wrong guy sees you, ie the big boss, you’l get a bollocking for not having a hi-viz vest done up!!! We’re also supposed to wear saftey glasses when out in the yard or on the track but thats sometimes not as stringent depending on who’s about.
Blunder Man:
I went to Morrisons in Bradford 6 months ago with a trailer of flowers (Visbeen), having parked up I wanted a pee, I was told that us animal like drivers could not use the one civilised people used and I had to go to the security hut, where the animals could pee, on coming back I noticed on the lights on the level crossing were little tubes with sticks about 1’ long with triangular bits of cut up hi-viz vests, on asking a Morrisons driver what they were for he told me that people using the crossing were supposed to pick one up and wave it as they walked across the crossing.
Thats got to be the best health and safety story i ever heard
God bless elf n safety.
Wheel Nut:
A hard hat is good to keep the rain off ,it is the hiviz in the cafe that worries me, if the food is that bad, should they really be selling it?
like this fella on the ferry complete with bluetooth in…
Went to GKN Chep M5 last week, had to go and buy a hard hat so that i could sit in the cab of my truck.
Madguy 
I wear my hard hat opening the curtains in strong winds, as I have been hit by a clip and it ■■■■■■■ hurts.
Anyone ever delivered to homebase? You have to stand in a green square in the corner!!
I have a bump cap that my previous employer ‘donated’ it’s been bloody useful when trying to flick straps over pallets, stops the wet stuff, keeps the grime off mi head when under the curtains and it’s even taken the brunt of a couple of knocks from the poles (they bloody hurt when they get you).
We supply a hard hat that looks like a cycling helmet to tall drivers so they don’t bash their heads when using a double deck trailer.
I once drove for a firm that visited Corus now Tata steel, long sleeved hi viz no rigger boots chin ■■■■■■■■ hard hat, hi viz trousers ankle boots, type approved gloves and ear defenders.
Then they would let you tip in 18 inches of water in the dark on your own miles from nowhere. Expect to see hospital type hand gel to stop infections turn up at your work place any day now.
A complete joke no wonder we can’t compete with the rest of the world.
Thing is if you get a stack of Chep pallets in the face, you’re a gonner, helmet or no helmet. Might save you if it’s just the one I suppose.
Cracks me up the people who get wound up at drivers wearing their hi viz’s in public, you actually took a picture dude? We just can’t be arsed taking them off, so what… I’ll give you the Borg headset mockery though.
Silver_Surfer:
Thing is if you get a stack of Chep pallets in the face, you’re a gonner, helmet or no helmet. Might save you if it’s just the one I suppose.Cracks me up the people who get wound up at drivers wearing their hi viz’s in public, you actually took a picture dude? We just can’t be arsed taking them off, so what… I’ll give you the Borg headset mockery though.
I shove my headset (very small jawbone no ear clip) in my left ear, the hi viz goes on the bunk.
If I wanted to wear it driving I would have got me a start on the bins.
Think you mean D S Smith. Hard hat with visor as they had a driver smash his nose with curtain straps in strong winds.Not so daft now is it,could be you next time.
That’s one out of how many probably 0.001%?.Not really life threatening either.
Accidents do happen you cannot spend money to stop every little injury it is just not cost effective .At what stage do we stop trying to stop every little injury.Or do we walk around in protective suits with flashing lights and sirens o everybody knows we’re there.
There is only one person to Rory about you health and safety that’s You.
We are getting to the stage where people are not allowed to think for themselves.Thrr are also getting more and more people who think if they obey all the health and safety rules you don’t have to think anymore.A little like drivers who seem to think if you kep all the speed limits you don’t have to pay attention to your Driving.
Did a drop to a fridge recycling warehouse, you drive the truck (double deck) in the warehouse, they open the curtains, empty the load and then refasten the curtains and away you go - driver is not allowed out of the cab - ok, fair enough, but driver has the sit in the cab wearing…
Hi Viz
Hard Hat
Goggles
Gloves
If you don’t they don’t tip you
tachograph:
A hard hat to undo straps is nothing, one of my neighbours wears a hard hat complete with safety visor, safety boots and rigger type gloves to trim his hedge with a hedge trimmer, the hedge is about 2½ ft high
You cant beat a nicely trimmed bush.
try john cotton at dewsbury you have to stand in a chimp cage while loading and fed peanuts plus count the pallets on if you leave the cage they stop loading you plus you hand your keys in over the counter before entering the chimp cage