Great tips and advice for skip hire health and safety

When hiring a skip there are a few things you will need to think about to ensure the safety of yourself, the public, the driver and the workers sorting your skip once it has been collected.

Skip Placement - The first thing you will need to think about when considering skip hire safety is where the skip is going to be sited. If the skip is going to be placed on your property there needs to be access for the driver to be able to drop the skip easily.

It is vital that you let the skip company know  prior to delivery if you have low overhead cables or manhole covers that may pose a potential risk.

If the skip needs to be put on the road you will need to let the skip company know so they can apply for a road permit with the council. The council will only approve a permit if they can be sure that the skip is going to be left in a safe place (not close to a bend in the road or on double yellow lines).

It is the skip companies’ responsibility when delivering to make sure that the skip has lighting and signs to make sure it is visible, however once the skip has been left you should be making sure that the signs and lighting stay in place.

You would be forgiven to think that a skip would be very hard to miss however we know from experience that cars can often miss them and drive or reverse into them! This is where the skip permit is vital and how this can make skip hire a great deal less stressful as an overall process when looking to hire a skip.