FEATURE A GRAND DAY OUT
Wastecycle celebrated Health and Safety Week with a special open day for its staff and customers, with site tours and a chance to ride 125ft above the ground in a cherry picker. Tomorrow’s Health & Safety finds out more.
The East Midlands-based waste management company, Wastecycle marked national Health and Safety Week in June with a special day for its staff and customers.
HSE data shows waste management was one of the most dangerous industries to work in last year – a stat which has been true for many years. Wastecycle is eager to defy this trend and its objective is to be the safest company in the waste management industry.
The event reinforced Wastecycle’s commitment to health and safety, emphasised the company’s motto of ‘every day a safe day’ and promoted healthy living to their workforce. Every member of staff, from each of Wastecycle’s three sites, was given the opportunity to attend the event.
Altogether nearly 300 people attended, including more than 75 customers from a range of industries such as construction, education, transport and property. The day was successful in encouraging a strong shared value of health and safety with customers.
Some suppliers joined Wastecycle to exhibit on the day. Companies such as JOMC, Arco and ESG demonstrated how they work with Wastecycle to improve health and safety standards. Live demonstrations included advice on manual handling, information on noise and dust monitoring and workshops on hazard spotting.
RBS were on hand to give people basic health and nutrition advice, as well as blood pressure tests. This advice was found useful by both staff and customers who commented that they appreciated receiving the information in a non-formal situation. Some people have even said they’ve changed their lifestyle habits following this advice.
Visitors were able to see Wastecycle’s latest fleet addition – a Mercedes Econic with a Dennis Eagle refuse
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collection body. This truck is packed with innovative safety features which sparked a lot of interest from both employees and visiting customers.
Three innovative equipment specialists also exhibited on the day. This included a remote operated skip truck from Plant Equipment Hire. Back Watch showed its demonstration vehicle which is kitted out with all the latest safety camera features and Imperial Commercials brought along their latest DAF lorry cab.
For the braver guests, there was the chance of a panoramic bird’s eye view of Wastecycle’s site and the surrounding Nottingham landscape. People who took this opportunity were harnessed in to a cherry picker and raised 125ft above the ground.
Visitors also had the opportunity to take part in a site tour of Wastecycle’s operating facilities to learn more about how waste is processed onsite. This gave the visitors an insight into the dangers which can occur on a daily basis and why it’s so important for Wastecycle to minimise the risks.
“Wastecycle has a strong health and safety record and has received a number of awards in recognition of the commitment and focus by everyone in our team. The issue is always high on our business agenda,” said managing director, Paul Needham.
Paul continued: “Having ‘every day a safe day’ as our motto serves as a constant reminder about the importance of high standards of health and safety practices and having this special day gave us the opportunity to reinforce that message.”
Feedback from employees and customers alike following the event proved its success and Wastecycle are already starting to make plans for a similar day next year.
www.wastecycle.co.uk www.tomorrowshs.com
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