Went to deliver a couple of electric motors yesterday where I knew they were 'hot' on H&S.
Had safety boots/Hi-Viz and hard hat.
Gets to site to be met by a guy who starts off,
"Right driver, dismount from your cab and let me see what you are wearing please."
"Are you taking the pi$$? You can see what I'm wearing."
"Can't see your footwear."
Open cab door and show him my steelies. (Not the way I would have liked to, mind).
"OK, proceed into the workshop and follow the instructions you are given."
Reversed wagon through roller shutters till banksman signalled stop.
Gets out of cab, drops side panel on wagon and undoes strops.
Climbed onto back of wagon using the step built into the side panel.
From outside,
"Get off that wagon back NOW!"
Thinks, "What the fook!"
"No-one is allowed to climb on the backs of wagons in this establishment! Were would we be if you had had a fall?"
"Well I'd probably be lying on my back with you leaning over me and bellowing down my ear."
"It is company policy that you are not allowed on there in case you hurt yourself."
"Then how do I get the sheeting off? I only have normal length arms and they won't reach over the other side?"
"You should have an asistant with you."
Well it went on in this vein for about 10 minutes.
In the end I said, "Right, I am going to sit in my cab while you arrange for someone from your company to remove the remaining strops, remove the sheeting, unload those 2 motors, neatly fold my sheeting and stow it in that box on the back, roll up my strops and store them likewise, lift up and secure the side panels. When you have finished you will arrange to have my delivery notes signed, dated and the name of the signatory printed in legible letters in all the correct boxes on the sheet."
It took 3, yes three, blokes to do a job that would have taken me on my own no more than 10-15 minutes to complete and be on my way!
If you don't want to sit in your cab you have to stand in a green painted area called a 'Safe Zone', until they have finished. Which by those standards could be a very long time, once in the box you cannot move out till the loading/unloading is complete.
When I pulled out into the yard area one of the guys came to 'apologise' to me.
"Its not us XXXXX, (we knew each other from previous meetings), its this new H&S guy we've got. He's a pillock"
Thats putting it mildly!
Had safety boots/Hi-Viz and hard hat.
Gets to site to be met by a guy who starts off,
"Right driver, dismount from your cab and let me see what you are wearing please."
"Are you taking the pi$$? You can see what I'm wearing."
"Can't see your footwear."
Open cab door and show him my steelies. (Not the way I would have liked to, mind).
"OK, proceed into the workshop and follow the instructions you are given."
Reversed wagon through roller shutters till banksman signalled stop.
Gets out of cab, drops side panel on wagon and undoes strops.
Climbed onto back of wagon using the step built into the side panel.
From outside,
"Get off that wagon back NOW!"
Thinks, "What the fook!"
"No-one is allowed to climb on the backs of wagons in this establishment! Were would we be if you had had a fall?"
"Well I'd probably be lying on my back with you leaning over me and bellowing down my ear."
"It is company policy that you are not allowed on there in case you hurt yourself."
"Then how do I get the sheeting off? I only have normal length arms and they won't reach over the other side?"
"You should have an asistant with you."
Well it went on in this vein for about 10 minutes.
In the end I said, "Right, I am going to sit in my cab while you arrange for someone from your company to remove the remaining strops, remove the sheeting, unload those 2 motors, neatly fold my sheeting and stow it in that box on the back, roll up my strops and store them likewise, lift up and secure the side panels. When you have finished you will arrange to have my delivery notes signed, dated and the name of the signatory printed in legible letters in all the correct boxes on the sheet."
It took 3, yes three, blokes to do a job that would have taken me on my own no more than 10-15 minutes to complete and be on my way!
If you don't want to sit in your cab you have to stand in a green painted area called a 'Safe Zone', until they have finished. Which by those standards could be a very long time, once in the box you cannot move out till the loading/unloading is complete.
When I pulled out into the yard area one of the guys came to 'apologise' to me.
"Its not us XXXXX, (we knew each other from previous meetings), its this new H&S guy we've got. He's a pillock"
Thats putting it mildly!
