Social Distancing

kingdazzler · Post by **kingdazzler** » 19 Mar 2020, 19:34

RMG has given us guidelines of how to deliver the mail to our customers to protect them and ourselves but what about in the DO's in the morning. In our office when sorting is called the bag drop frames have at least a dozen people around them all reaching over one an other and not using the 2 metre distance protocol. Is this happening in all DO's at the moment and is it only going to get worse if packets reach xmas levels. Your thoughts.

carlosevenos · Post by **carlosevenos** » 19 Mar 2020, 19:50

yeh I thought the same thing. Don't think they really care about us. Also I think many posties won't leave the parcel on the door step when they answer the door, and just hand it to them as normal, which concerns me as it would have a better chance of spreading. Also sharing a van means we're really close to our partner throughout delivery. Seems like a matter of time before it goes through the office.

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 19 Mar 2020, 19:55

It doesn't work in MCs either

Post by **greengiant** » 19 Mar 2020, 20:06

And no cleaners to be seen anywhere...

glenfiddich · Post by **glenfiddich** » 19 Mar 2020, 20:12

two prepping on an rm2000 frame in ours today

twoloops · Post by **twoloops** » 19 Mar 2020, 20:13

Then they give you lapsing so you spread it round a bit more

exetererica · Post by **exetererica** » 19 Mar 2020, 20:18

themailman · Post by **themailman** » 19 Mar 2020, 20:26

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 19 Mar 2020, 21:03

themailman wrote:There is no excuse for not staying 2m apart. It can be done, just need to change a few mindsets.

Not possible in MCs, most setups don't work if everyone has to stay 2m apart. Only way it would work is if the work could be sent out to DOs later, then DOs would start and finish later as a result

themailman · Post by **themailman** » 19 Mar 2020, 21:39

smartecosse · Post by **smartecosse** » 19 Mar 2020, 21:47

themailman wrote:
SpacePhoenix wrote:
themailman wrote:There is no excuse for not staying 2m apart. It can be done, just need to change a few mindsets.
Not possible in MCs, most setups don't work if everyone has to stay 2m apart. Only way it would work is if the work could be sent out to DOs later, then DOs would start and finish later as a result
Then it can be done.

But it won't be......

Still people that don't fully understand what a pandemic is....

Managers that just want to get the mail delivered....

And the higher ups that don't give a toss about any of the actual workers.

Post by **SpacePhoenix** » 20 Mar 2020, 06:59

themailman wrote:
SpacePhoenix wrote:
themailman wrote:There is no excuse for not staying 2m apart. It can be done, just need to change a few mindsets.
Not possible in MCs, most setups don't work if everyone has to stay 2m apart. Only way it would work is if the work could be sent out to DOs later, then DOs would start and finish later as a result
Then it can be done.

You do realise that it would mean you, say if your normal start time is 08:30 and your normal finish time is 15:30, they'd move to 10:30 and 17:30 (could potentially end up being even later than that)

clashcityrocker · Post by **clashcityrocker** » 20 Mar 2020, 07:08

themailman wrote:There is no excuse for not staying 2m apart. It can be done, just need to change a few mindsets.

And for one person to sit in the back of the van on a van share pairing.

Post by **tractorboy2** » 20 Mar 2020, 08:28

clashcityrocker wrote:
themailman wrote:There is no excuse for not staying 2m apart. It can be done, just need to change a few mindsets.
And for one person to sit in the back of the van on a van share pairing.

This wouldn't be allowed for safety reasons.

mickeymacca · Post by **mickeymacca** » 20 Mar 2020, 16:02

tractorboy2 wrote:
clashcityrocker wrote:
themailman wrote:There is no excuse for not staying 2m apart. It can be done, just need to change a few mindsets.
And for one person to sit in the back of the van on a van share pairing.
This wouldn't be allowed for safety reasons.

On the roof??