Try not to cart off people, binmen told by health and safety chiefs.

Anyone in there? To ensure there's no-one
inside, refuse collectors have been told to bang on the sides of bins
and prod the contents

Dealing with the tons of rubbish we throw away used to be a
heavyweight but simple task for binmen.
In recent times,
however, it's got a lot more complicated, with recycling and all those
coloured bins and bags.
Now, it's gone a step further still. Refuse collectors have been told to check wheelie bins and containers
for something which certainly should not be there – people. To
ensure there's nothing living or breathing inside, they have been
advised to bang on the sides and prod the contents with a stick.
The
guidance has come from the Health and Safety Executive amid concern
that wheelie bins are being used as beds or shelter by tramps and
drinkers, with sometimes deadly consequences.
Last July, a
35-year-old teacher was found dead at an East Sussex refuse site after
taking refuge in a wheelie bin.
Scott Williams, from New
Zealand, was tipped into the back of a rubbish truck where he was
crushed.
In February, an unnamed 45- year-old in Manchester
narrowly escaped being crushed when he fell asleep in a recycling bin
after a row at home. He was tipped into the back of a refuse
truck and the driver was about to start the crushing mechanism when he
heard the man's screams.
On its website, the HSE tells binmen
that looking for a person in a bin is 'simple'.
It says:
'Any manual check should comprise banging on the sides, lifting the lid,
taking care to ensure that the person undertaking the check does not
put themselves at risk.
'Rummaging around is not recommended
although a tool such as a robust stick could be used to prod the
contents.'



And wait for it here is the guidance..


Link: http://www.hse.gov.uk/safetybulletins/wastecontainers.htm


Let this be a lesson to you all no sleeping in bins............

will remember that in future digger

Our bin men have been doing this for years.no one will sleep when they are around as they make so much noise ..

The problem is easily solved by having a special coloured bag for those wanting to nap.

Don't think i would fit in one of those anyway..
might get wedged.