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    Safety Advisory Group

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    • Printed decision PDF 49 KB

    Decision Maker: Cabinet

    Decision status: Recommendations Approved

    Is Key decision?: Yes

    Is subject to call in?: Yes

    Decision:

    Agreed to defer consideration of the findings of a report by HM’s Ergonomics Specialist Inspector into the Eurobin manual handling arrangements which had concluded that the task of emptying the bins should be carried out by two employees rather than the current one and requested further information on the health and safety aspects of the report.

    Reasons for the decision:

    In response to the report of the Safety Advisory Group

    Publication date: 24/07/2009

    Date of decision: 23/07/2009

    Decided at meeting: 23/07/2009 - Cabinet

    Effective from: 01/08/2009

    Accompanying Documents:

    • Safety rep's obsSAG 10.6.09 pdf icon PDF 96 KB
    • SAG Report - Collection of Material from Recycling Bring Sites 100609 pdf icon PDF 60 KB
    • Discussion with the 2 operators of 1100 litre wheeled bins 26.5.09 pdf icon PDF 64 KB
    • CABINET REPORT 17.09.09 pdf icon PDF 74 KB
    • HDC Eurobins ergs report pdf icon PDF 542 KB