Posted By artisdeeian
Hi All.

any H&S Advisors or Managers had to deal with an employee who has been or suspected of moonlighting. A shunter driver at one of our factories who has been doing this job for approx two years, has recently had three incidents over a period of 6-7 weeks whereby he pulled away from under loaded trailers without lowering the landing wheels. thus causing the trailer to nose dive into the ground.
Now although we are suspecting he is 'moonlighting' these incidents are serious enough in my opinion to have dealt with it sooner. (The information has only just reached my desk). Being a Health and Safety Advisor seams to have the affect that if he doesn't know it will be ok. I have advised the works manager at this depot to interview him and ask the question. Not directly but to go down the road of:
Is he feeling stressed, Is he taking the Working Time Directive rest periods etc. Ask the Question rather than Lead. Also remind him the seriousnes of these incidents and His duty under the HASAW act. Is it a case of being carefull of how he is questioned?? What are your thoghts please

Regards Ian.

Posted By David Thomas
would like to agree with the caution Graham is proposing.

A number of years ago when technical repping I was hitting 40,000 miles a year. I went for over 3 years without an accident then had 1 small and 2 medium to serious (the car had to be rebuilt). Although one was definately not my fault, my management and the insurance company took a positive attitude and I had my horoscope read. But whichever way you look at it, (nearly) all drivers have accidents and after over 120,000 it became my turn.

There are a number of reasons here, such as wife/daughter/son/mother/father problems and this is the kind of job where only 25% of the brain is actually on the job, leaving alot of processing power to think about other things.

Good luck