Yard marshall

Post by **woody38** » 26 May 2019, 18:36

Somebody else asked on hear, but didn’t get an answer what is a yard Marshall

spottedray · Post by **spottedray** » 27 May 2019, 01:20

For one thing the vast majority of RM mail centres wouldn't have any yard Marshalls as such. As to the qualification mine was done by the area RM health and safety officer. An afternoons course and a short multiple choice exam which if you pass gives you a certificate which is valid for 3 years.

I did mine as a Christmas casual this Christmas gone. Got no bonus pay but it did have overtime attached to it as the first lorry came in at 18:45 when normally I would start at 20:00.

A banksman is a higher qualification and I was told there are only a handful of them in the entire RM group.

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 27 May 2019, 09:04

woody38 wrote:Somebody else asked on hear, but didn’t get an answer what is a yard Marshall

A Yard marshall is someone responsible for H&S within the Yard, for assigning vehicles and their parking slots, for ensuring safe access to the yard for all vehicles, for ensuring safe movement of all vehicles within the yard, for the safe operation of the yard and vehicles including minor repairs such as wheel changes.

Basically, if anything goes wrong in the yard, the Yard marshall is the one under the microscope.

The Goats Toe · Post by **The Goats Toe** » 27 May 2019, 19:40

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
woody38 wrote:Somebody else asked on hear, but didn’t get an answer what is a yard Marshall
A Yard marshall is someone responsible for H&S within the Yard, for assigning vehicles and their parking slots, for ensuring safe access to the yard for all vehicles, for ensuring safe movement of all vehicles within the yard, for the safe operation of the yard and vehicles including minor repairs such as wheel changes.

Basically, if anything goes wrong in the yard, the Yard marshall is the one under the microscope.

So, is a yard marshall suppose to have Health and Safety training? is their a job description for yard marshall?

Post by **blue1873** » 27 May 2019, 21:08

Navalron wrote:No you don't get paid for it. It's basically directing the vehicles into the bags and making sure the trailers are on the correct spot for cages ect. They are normally part time jobs in the MCs. Utter tosh. Wtf is the manager doing. Oh yes that's right, sitting in the traffic office drinking coffee and watching porn on the computer.

Didn't RM get fined last year for a yard marshall being crushed by a vehicle, in possibly a London office.
Usual RM nothing gets done till someone gets seriously hurt. The words stable-door , horse ,bolted ,spring to mind

Post by **Navalron** » 28 May 2019, 10:03

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
woody38 wrote:Somebody else asked on hear, but didn’t get an answer what is a yard Marshall
A Yard marshall is someone responsible for H&S within the Yard, for assigning vehicles and their parking slots, for ensuring safe access to the yard for all vehicles, for ensuring safe movement of all vehicles within the yard, for the safe operation of the yard and vehicles including minor repairs such as wheel changes.

Basically, if anything goes wrong in the yard, the Yard marshall is the one under the microscope.

Yes everything that I was responsible for when a MGV driver. It's utter nonsense. It's just another layer of bullshit.

lambe720 · Post by **lambe720** » 28 May 2019, 10:17

Why are people on here who are Ex Royal Mail always so bitter?

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 28 May 2019, 11:49

lambe720 wrote:Why are people on here who are Ex Royal Mail always so bitter?

Life experience.

lambe720 · Post by **lambe720** » 28 May 2019, 15:26

Maybe they need to get over it and try to get on with the rest of their lives

clashcityrocker · Post by **clashcityrocker** » 28 May 2019, 15:28

lambe720 wrote:Maybe they need to get over it and try to get on with the rest of their lives

Easier said than done.
It is a bit like your first true love. A part of you will always love her no matter how badly she hurt you.
And if she said she wanted you back, you know you would be there in a flash.

postslippete · Post by **postslippete** » 28 May 2019, 17:44

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
woody38 wrote:Somebody else asked on hear, but didn’t get an answer what is a yard Marshall
A Yard marshall is someone responsible for H&S within the Yard, for assigning vehicles and their parking slots, for ensuring safe access to the yard for all vehicles, for ensuring safe movement of all vehicles within the yard, for the safe operation of the yard and vehicles including minor repairs such as wheel changes.

Basically, if anything goes wrong in the yard, the Yard marshall is the one under the microscope.

Sounds like a job for a CWU health & safety rep??