Posted By RP Plant operators should not use a phone whilst working. It may distract them and increase the risk of accidents. If a plant operator is undergoing formal assessment for a recognised card scheme and answers the phone, he/she fails outright unless it is done safely-parked-braked-engine off. You should perhaps include this within your company policy. Personally I belive thatall mobiles should be placed in the skip when entering a site, but thats me....

Posted By ken mosley Our policy and my advice is that plant operators and operatives/tradesmen do not use mobile phones at the workplace. If they need to use the mobile they must come away from the workplace ie. to the site compound. Alternatively they can use the payphone in the messroom. One good thing about being a framework contractor for HM prisons is no mobiles are allowed at all.