Driver Safety Awareness Presentation

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Driver Safety Awareness Presentation
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Driver Safety Awareness Presentation

• The safeguarding of Safety Health and Welfare at
  work involves the
• Identification of hazards.
• The Assessment of Risks.
• Minimise Risk through the Elimination or Control
  of the Hazards.

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• Hazard
• A particular circumstance, substance, device,
  object or micro-organism that can cause, death,
  harm, injury, damage or loss.
• Risk
• Risk expresses the chances of some event
  happening and usually refers to the probability
  of harm to life, property or the environment.

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• Accident.
• An accident is an unexpected, unplanned event, in
  a sequence of events It results in physical
  harm, injury or disease to an individual, damage
  to property, a near miss a loss or a combination
  of these effects.

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• Accident (cont.)
• Accidents normally arise not as the result of a
  single event, but rather as a sequence or chain
  of connected happenings none of which in
  themselves may be dangerous but when they happen
  together or in a certain sequence an accident
  takes place.

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• Question
• Who is Responsible for Safety on Greenstars
  Sites.
• Answer
• Everyone

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• Employees Duties (The Safety, Health Welfare at
  Work Act 2005)
• Employees (including full or part-time, permanent
  or temporary, regardless of any employment or
  contractual arrangement they may have) have
  duties under the above Act. They must
• Comply with relevant laws and protect their own
  safety and health, as well as the safety and
  health of anyone who may be affected by their
  acts or omissions at work.
• Ensure that they are not under the influence of
  any intoxicant to the extent that they could be a
  danger to themselves or others while at work.
• Cooperate with their employer with regard to
  safety, health and welfare at work.

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• Employees Duties (cont.)
• Employees must
• Not engage in any improper conduct that could
  endanger their safety or health or that of anyone
  else.
• Participate in safety and health training offered
  by their employer.
• Make proper use of all machinery, tools,
  substances, etc. and of all personal protective
  equipment provided for use at work.
• Report any defects in the place of work,
  equipment etc. which might endanger safety and
  health.

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• General Safety Rules
• Drug Alcohol Policy
• It is company policy that no employee will be
  allowed to drive a company vehicle while under
  the influence of any intoxicant or illegal drug.
• The company reserve the right to refuse to allow
  an employee to drive a company vehicle if there
  is a reasonable suspicion that the employee may
  be under the influence of any intoxicant or
  illegal drug.
• Furthermore in line with current legislation the
  company may require an employee to submit to any
  appropriate, reasonable and proportionate tests
  for intoxicants by, or under the supervision of,
  a registered medical practitioner who is a
  competent person.

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• Rules of the Road
• Drivers are reminded that they are subject to the
  Rules of the Road while driving company
  vehicles.
• Drivers must observe all speed limits, road
  signs, traffic lights and any other road
  restrictions permanent or temporary, MAX
  Speed 80km/h.
• All drivers must comply with the provisions of
  the Road Traffic Act 1994 and all its
  amendments. Drivers are responsible for all road
  traffic violations and may be subject to internal
  disciplinary procedure for committing such
  violations. Remember you are responsible for your
  vehicle on the road so you must ensure that it is
  road worthy and in the case if loaded is not
  overweight. You must also ensure that the vehicle
  is taxed and insured.

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• Chain Lift Skip Trucks
• In General Chain Lift Trucks must carry only one
  full skip at a time.
• In the case of 6 cu. yrd. skips, 2 can be carried
  if the bottom skip is not loaded above the water
  mark and the load is stable an fit to transport
• 2 mini skips can be carried one behind the other
  if the truck is suitable.
• Full skips of mixed size should not be carried
  together.

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• Dangerous Load

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• Dangerous practice

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• Dangerous practice

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• Dangerous Situation

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• Reporting of Accidents, Incidents Near Misses
• All accidents, incidents and near misses must be
  reported immediately.
• An unreported incident will happen again maybe
  with serious consequences.
• Remember we are Greenstars representatives on
  the road and we must show our customers and the
  public that we are Setting the Standard in
  Materials Recycling.

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• Particular Hazards on Greenstar Sites
• Operation of Heavy Plant Machinery (grabs,
  shovels )
• Operation of Trucks both chain lifter Hook
  Loader
• Strapping and netting of skips
• Operation of Static Plant (balers, trommels,
  shredders etc.)
• Operation of Forklift Trucks
• Waste Segregation
• Hazardous Waste
• Vehicle movement on site
• Manual Handling
• Tiredness Fatigue
• Use of PPE