Everything you need to know
Where might you need to be aware of cows or cyclists on
approach roads? Is
there a universal speed limit for all
treatment centre sites? What are the current loading restrictions
around the region? Who do I contact if there is an on-site incident
or emergency?
This and a whole lot more will shortly
be freely available to every driver that regularly uses an
Organic Waste treatment centre.
The Drivers handbook has been designed
to assist - not just instruct - individuals that regularly use
Organic Waste's treatment centres.
The book is not a set of do's and don'ts.
The sections cover the
important aspects of the business ranging from how to go about
making a waste enquiry to giving details as to what is legally
required on the paperwork and from universal pipework etiquette to
site by site information.
The handbook will be printed on
laminated paper - making it less likely to be water damaged - and
with a tough plastic cover making it durable and hopefully
virtually cab proof! It is also ring bound so that individual pages
can be changed allowing for the handbook to be kept up to date.
The handbook also comes with a pen and
section of perforated blank pages so that you will always have
somewhere to add those extra bits of information, telephone numbers
and 'to do' lists.
The full list of the handbook chapters
cover:
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Important telephone numbers
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Regional map and treatment centre
legends
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Individual treatment centre
information
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Booking procedures
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Traffic management
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Pre-acceptance and acceptance
sampling
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Paperwork
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Pipe-work etiquette
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Accidents and near misses
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Working together
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Health and safety
Helen Smith, regional Organic Waste
supervisor, said: 'The more our customers know about Organic Waste
- how we operate, what we offer and what we expect - the easier it
is for them to plan their day to day business. It also makes
it easier for drivers, driver owners and waste management sales
teams to demonstrate to their customers the levels of service and
professional expertise that goes into ensuring the safe and secure
treatment of their waste streams.'
Organic Waste news - Summer 2011 