THE PROMPT
Newsletter of the Canadian Association of Recycling Industries
Volume 6, No. 11, November 2014
SAFETY TIPS
FLEET SAFETY
Vehicle accidents are one of North America’s leading causes of workplace injury and death. Management must make fleet safety a company priority and a significant part of the company’s safety program.
Many fleet safety programs focus solely on training new hires and maintaining vehicles, but these programs need to be re-evaluated periodically.
New and targeted training programs should be provided to address identified hazards and accident experience. Recording hazards and violations should not be only a matter of data collection. Managers should establish guidelines to analyze the existing program and identify areas that need improvement.
Below are a few key elements to fleet safety:
- Screening applicants and checking driver records for existing drivers annually
- Providing appropriate and ongoing driver training
- Establishing written policies and procedures specifying the expectations of employees and outlining consequences for non-compliance
- Ensuring the appropriate vehicle is used for the job at hand
- Equipping the vehicle correctly for the required job
- Reporting and investigating all vehicle incidents; identify root causes and develop prevention plans
- Conducting a pre-trip/shift inspection routine
- Providing regular maintenance at specific mileage intervals as well as a thorough inspection of each vehicle annually
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CARI EVENTS
CARI’S 74th Annual Convention
June 25–27, 2015
Delta St. John’s
St. John’s, Newfoundland
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OTHER UPCOMING EVENTS
14th International Electronics Recycling Congress
January 21-23, 2015 Salzburg, Austria
www.icm.ch
MRAI Indian Metals Recycling Conference
February 5 & 6, 2015 Powai, India
www.mrai.org.in
OARA Trade Show & Convention
March 26-28 Toronto, ON
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Canadian Association of Recycling Industries
130 Albert Street Suite 1906
Ottawa, On K1P 5G4
Canada
Telephone: 613-728-6946
Fax: 705-835-6196
