H&S – Situational Awareness
Setting and achieving high operational standards for the recycling and waste management sector is a strategic priority for the ESA and its members. As part of the ESA member-led Health and Safety (H&S) programme, they have launched a campaign promoting greater situational awareness of common risks faced in the sector for the following areas:
- Driving Recklessly on Pavements (DROPS)
- Workplace Violence and Aggression
- People in bins
- Transporting waste manually
- Driving for work
- Wellness fit for work
- Three points of contact
- Get out and look/slow speed *
- Reversing*
- Danger zone*