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park and loop guidelines

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postman8
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Re: park and loop guidelines

Post by postman8 »

twobags wrote:Does any body know if there is a set criteria for the park and loop system ,like [a] should the loop timings differ for the driver to the walker,is there a limitation on walk size i e distance. [c] when walks are tested who else should be present to varify the timming and workload of loop and the round as a whole,[d]use of pda,[e]times for parking ,moving from loop to loop ,loading and unloading of van, bag changes, [f] time for frame sorting including deads and redirections bagging up and loading of van and vehicle check prior to leaving office,.... the reason i ask is because i spoke with people from a couple of other offices and they seem to be doing a different thing to us and each other if this is the case no wonder its confused and in a state.


A....MOST DRIVER LOOPS ARE SMALLER AS MENTIONED TO DO OVERSIZE PACKETS AND SPECIALS BEFORE ONE.. :crazy:
B.....NO LIMIT TO WALK SIZE AS LONG AS TOWN DUTIES GET THERE LAST LETTER IN BY 3 PM RURAL S BY 4 PM.. :cry
C....WHEN TESTING GET 2 POSTMEN TO DO WALK, YOU WILL NEED MEMBER OF UNION IE REP PRESENT AND THE PLANNER .......WILL ALSO BE PRESENT, ARE DOM CAME OUT AS WELL AS ROYAL MAIL WILL WANT ONE OF THERE OWN FOR EACH ........POSTMAN TESTING ,THE REP SHOULD BE A FLOATER IN BETWEEN .... :d'oh!
D......PDA ARE NOT A REQUIREMENT PEN AND PAPER CAN BE USED UNTIL FULLY TRAINED,.. :crazy:
E...... ALLOCATED TIME IS GIVEN BETWEEN OFFICE AND FIRST LOOP, BETWEEN LOOPS (HAND BREAK TO HAND BREAK), AND ........LAST LOOP TO RETURN TO OFFICE, MAKE SURE THERE DO ABLE.. :left:
........1 MIN IS GIVEN TO GET TROLLEY OUT OF VAN ,LOAD 2 BAGS ON TWO A TROLLEY AND MOVE OFF, WE WERE TOLD TO ........USE THE RED INSERTS BUT RM GOT RID OF THESE AND WE NOW LOAD STRAIGHT INTO RED POST BAGS, C++P TIME ........BUT UNION AGREED IT... :no no
........6 MINS IS GIVEN TO LOAD VAN IN MORNING 6 MINS IS ALSO GIVEN TO DO VAN CHECKS EACH POSTMAN TAKES 1 JOB. :no no
F......YOU WILL BE GIVEN A SET TIME FOR PREP BASED ON AGREED PREP SPEEDS THIS INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM FIRST LETTER TO BUNDLE UP OF MAIL DEAD LETTERS THE LOT... :no no
rhino49
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Re: park and loop guidelines

Post by rhino49 »

fishtank wrote:
mojothefishmo wrote:sry but thats not park and loop is it ,well not small loops anyway,thought the whole idea was to take weight off the back?
Well...... i haven't heard any mention of trolleys in rhino's posts.... :whistle
We put one or a pair of bags in the each of the boxes to go on the lightweight trolleys - hope that clears things up - only place a bag goes on the shoulder is a set of flats that I have which only amount to two bundles and a couple of packets on average, and a last small loop each lasting about 20 mins where the trolleys would add a third to the time and a lot of inconvenience to the access. Today only needed one bag in a satchel box as I got two loops on the trolley to start and was still well underweight. Problem is though that using the trolleys makes the time used fairly consistent - even though it was quiet today you cannot take shortcuts or ride past several gaps with a trolley so you save little if any time - you know what that means don't you boys and girls - NONONONONO to lapsing :dance
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