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Mid UK Recycling Driver Risk Assessment & Safe System of Work

Section 1 Risk Index Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Risk Index

Description of the hazards Without What/ Who Arrangements required to adequately Person responsible for implementing With Control
and risks Control is at risk control the risk and monitoring the controls Measures

S x P = RI S x P = RI
Driving to and from a Compliance to the driver’s handbook, The Driver, General Manager and
destination: SSoW and the highway code is a Transport Manager to ensure only
Drivers
requirement for all drivers working for trained drivers operate skip vehicles.
3 4 H Other Road Beauparc. Compliance to the company Vulnerable road users will be covered 3 1 L
Users driving standards policy.
during the drivers' annual drivers CPC
Pedestrians In addition, drivers are to always select the course and annual driver’s vehicle
Cyclist
VRU’s best route to their designation. Avoid (if assessment.
Possible) school areas, built up areas and
congested areas. All drivers & managers to be aware of
the New Highway Code Rulings.
Loading and Unloading of Compliance to the company driving The Driver, General Manager and
Bins on Un-Evan ground standards policy, driver's handbook is Transport Manager to ensure only
essential. Also read the Safe System of trained drivers operate skip vehicles.
Drivers
Work below.
Drivers & Managers are to
Other Road Drivers are to be mindful that when
3 4 H Users loading/unloading on uneven ground they communicate to each other if a skip has 3 1 L
Pedestrians may need assess the condition and been delivered on uneven ground so
Cyclist stability of the ground and if they feel the that this information can be passed
VRU’s onto the next skip operator who may
ground is unsafe, they must contact the collect that specific skip.
transport office first.
When the bin is being lifted. SLOW & FULL Managers to ensure that this
CONTROL IS REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES information is listed in the collection
notes.
All drivers are to be vigilant when loading RASSoW 08Q
Safe Loading & Restraints
a bin. DO NOT LIFT the bin if any animal or The Driver, General Manager and
Drivers RO-RO Lorry Operations
person are within 2 metres. Ensure the Transport Manager to ensure only
Other Road hook is correctly fitted on the bin. Ensure trained drivers operate skip vehicles.
Users that the vehicle is correctly aligned in front
4 3 H 4 2 M
Pedestrians of the bin before lifting. Netting of bins
Cyclist must be completed at ground level. Review Dates:
VRU’s WHEN LIFTING ALLROUND (V2) – 06-01-2025 / Next R/D 05-01-2026
OBSERVATIONS WILL BE REQUIRED. Review by Steve Bennett
Approved by General Manager – Rick Legg