LOADING TIMES AND RULES OF CONDUCT
Loading times: 08.00 – 12.00 am and 1.00 – 4.00 pm this time schedule applies exclusively to weekdays Monday to Friday:
- REGISTRATION at the office from 8.00 to 11.30 am: trucks are loaded only until noon (12.00); if the loading takes longer, it will be completed after lunch break, starting from 1.00 pm.
- REGISTRATION at the office from 1.00 to 4.30 pm (until 4.00 pm with custom clearings): truck drivers must register at the office by 4.00 pm at the latest. If the driver arrives after that time, his truck can no longer be loaded, and he must return the following day.
By 6.00 pm, the truck loading must be finished and anyway, the driver has to pick up the documents at the office before the company closes.
The loading order depends on the driver’s registration at the office; even if a driver announces his arrival by telephone, it does not give him the right to load before other truck drivers.
If several truck drivers register at the office at around 4.00 p.m., the warehouse manager decides which truck will be loaded immediately or only the following day.
The following rules must be observed and complied by truck drivers:
- REGISTER at the office.
- Park the truck in the place assigned by the office staff or in the designated gate entrance.
- Prepare the truck for the loading as quickly as possible: open the loading area, if necessary, prepare iron frames for the slabs (please make sure that the iron flames are conforming to the standard, otherwise the truck will not be loaded), or provide belts/chains to tie down the slabs.
- Tie down/secure the slabs with belts/chains conforming to the standard.
- Weigh the truck on the free scale to determine the effective loading weight.
- If the loading weight is correct, pick up the transport documents at the office.
- Secure all locking devices of the truck and leave the loading area as quickly as possible to avoid unnecessarily long parking.
- The truck driver’s responsibility includes the control of the loading weight, the arrangement of the pallets and the fixing of the slabs, etc., according to the Regulation of the European Union regarding the transport of goods and road safety. Therefore, we don’t assume any responsibility for this and are not liable for any damages.
Please note that our goods are delivered ex works; we load the goods on the truck, but the driver is responsible for arranging the pallets, fixing the slabs and for all other points regarding transport. We are not liable for any damages caused by incorrect positioning or negligent fixing of the slabs, nor are we liable for accidental damage during transport; the responsibility for this lies solely with the transport company.
Information on risks (Art. 26 legislative decree 81/2008) and codes of conduct
According to Art. 26, legislative decree 81/2008, we’d like to inform you about the possible risks when loading and unloading in our company:
RISK FACTORS
- Manoeuvring area on the forecourt
- Collision with moving block carriages, gantry cranes, truck cranes, and vehicles
- Falling parts from hanging cargo
- Collision with hanging cargo
To protect yourself and others from injury, please observe the following rules:
- Respect the regulations regarding work safety and accident prevention;
- Provide yourself with protective clothing and use it (safety shoes);
- Comply with general and internal regulations.
Before truck drivers enter the building, the manoeuvring areas or the warehouse, they must first register at the office to receive precise instructions.
Access to the loading area is only permitted when accompanied by our company staff.
Drivers must stay with their vehicle and are not allowed to move freely on the company premises.
During the loading or unloading of the goods, only a well-trained and experienced driver may help the company employees, otherwise he must move away from the loading area and keep the necessary safety distance.
On the company premises it is strictly forbidden:
- to smoke;
- to light matches, lighters or other flammable devices;
- to use work equipment or devices available in the company without prior written authorization
In case of injury or work-related injury, even if it is minor, the truck driver must immediately inform his supervisor of his transport company as well as the staff members in charge.
If a work accident happens, the injured person must immediately undergo treatment if necessary.
In case of emergency, please behave as follows:
- stop immediately any activity and go to the meeting point as quickly as possible.
- alert instantly those in attendance as well as the company’s security expert.
- for your safety, use the designated emergency exits.
- do not interfere with the safety procedures of the staff member in charge, only help, when asked.
- keep passages and passageways free.