Waste, Recycling and Resource Management Sector

No two sites are the same in the waste and recycling sector. Ranging from MRFs to landfills, and EfWs to transfer stations, the complexity of these operations mean you often have people working close to machinery and vehicles, plus obstructions such as piles of waste/goods and blind corners that can block a driver's view.

Our Proximity Warning Systems are used across all types of sites in the UK to help support the driver in awareness of the closeness of pedestrians to their vehicle providing a visual and audible warning of the risks of a collision. But it’s not just about warning the driver, we provide a personal proximity alert to the pedestrian too, so they take responsibility for their own safety.

An elevated risk of fatal injury

The Waste and Recycling sector has an elevated risk of fatal injury. And after 5 years of decline, the 22/23 figures from the HSE showed an increase in fatalities in your sector.

52% of the fatal injuries were caused by being struck by a moving vehicle. So there's a good reason why 197 sites across the UK have already chosen us for their plant pedestrian safety.

Working together we will eliminate workplace incidents and drive best practice in the industry.

“As well as SiteZone’s experience in this sector, one of the reasons we chose them was the 3-year tag battery life. Not having to recharge the tags reduces the management and makes it much easier for us.”

Joe Gillett
Managing Director at Gillett Environmental

"The SiteZone System is a crucial part of our site safety. The tag has become a part of our PPE. As soon as an operator is alerted by the system, we automatically stop the machine, down the tools/bucket and look round for the danger. It’s saved several accidents from happening.”

Neil Godwin
Tipping Hall Supervisor | Viridor Cardiff

360 detection on all vehicles

Wheeled loading shovels are particularly dangerous. Commonly used in waste and recycling, in 2021 the HSE issued a safety notice in response to the number of fatalities seen in this industry. Poor forward visibility and reversing were some of the causes.

Our proximity warning system has no blind spots and can be configured to work with all types of vehicles including loading shovels, material handlers, telehandlers, FLTs, and articulated dumper trucks.

Changing loader’s behaviours

Your crew are loading bins every day across your region to keep the collection of waste operating efficiently.

But they’re at risk every time they load. The RCV bin lifts in automatic mode would not be allowed to be used if they were in a factory. But they’re operated every day on the roads.

Relying on training is not enough. We’ve been changing loading behaviours to keep your staff out of the danger zone and mitigating this risk for you.

Proximity Warning

RCV Smart Loader

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Waste, Recycling, and Resource Management

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An elevated risk of fatal injury

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