Dear all

does anyone have any information relating to route round risk assessments? a procedure to view and/or associated documents would be really helpful

many thanks in advance

Google search very first page brings up HSE / WISH guidance Waste24, see Appendix 1 especially.

I know there is also a document out there showing an example street map, for the route, marked out with specific hazard points. A very practical solution.

The WISH forum have produced (hosted by HSE) a rake of guidance relating to refuse collection H&S, and there is also LAWS (Local authority waste safety?) - can be hard to find but the chair was in Aylesbury Council, and there is a thread from 2011 on reversing generally in which LAWS gets a mention (David Thomas).

Colleagues re my comment ".....more complicated than construction....."

I believe that CDM areas have been blown out of propotion with regards to how complicated & risky they are compaired to other work areas e.g. many bin men have been hit by car's & even run over by their own vehicles yet such events are not reported under RIDDOR!

I have worked in most very large /similar projects [try the north sea in the very early seventies where HSWA 74 was only a pipe dream] and some benefits that they all had is that the general public are not interacting with workers & elected members are not involved + sites are secure with a captive audience & toilets etc. are usually present + the men know that they have more than one (1) days work as many bin men are hired & fired in the same day [or they were 2 years ago when I was involved in this area]!

I am not taking anything away from other areas I am just saying that many jobs are more risky than people think irrespective of what the HSE says and to get to know the job is the best way of trying to manage H&S in any job
best of luck

We've used photo's, maps and even video to do route risk assessments, getting a graphical overlay of where incidents actually happen is also a useful tool. We also sometimes display current/on-going route risks in driver restrooms on TV screens. Route familiarisation is the 'trick' to getting it right, difficult in some circumstances though.