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The last bells of the school year are ringing, which means more children will be at home on weekdays when delivery or service vehicles come through your neighborhood. As a local service provider in your community, Waste Management of Orange County asks parents to talk with their children about being safe while playing outside and to ensure they watch for the company’s waste and recycling trucks from a safe distance.
While many of our trucks, particularly those that service residential neighborhoods, are equipped with cameras to see what is behind the truck, you should not rely on this feature for the driver to be able to see you or any of your possessions. It is always safest to stay away from the truck and all of its moving parts.
Here are number of ways to be safe around our vehicles:
- Every Waste Management truck is equipped with a back-up alarm. Whether you are walking or driving near one of our trucks, if you hear this sound (a loud beeping) or see the white back-up lights, be sure to move out of the way of the truck.
- Keep your children and pets at a safe distance from the truck. Never get near or climb on the truck – whether it is parked or operating. Do not play or stand in or around trash bins or cans, since you may not know when the truck is coming to empty them. On your collection day, be sure to move toys or cars out of the path of the truck and away from your collection containers.
- Never cut in front of or stop suddenly in front of a Waste Management truck. In a residential neighborhood, it takes a garbage truck about twice as long to stop as a passenger car. Extend the same courtesies as you would to other drivers and keep a proper cushion of space between you and the truck.
- Do not follow the truck on your bike, skates or skateboard. Our trucks make frequent stops and often back up. While driving, pass slowly as soon as it is safe.
- All of our trucks are equipped with a radio or some kind of communication device that connects our drivers to our dispatch centers. If you are experiencing some type of emergency and need help, stand at a safe distance away and wave your arms to motion for help. Do not approach the truck unless the driver tells you it is safe to do so.
Many local Waste Management operations offer tours or community activities – contact us at (714) 558-7761, (949) 642-1191 or (562) 694-3730 for additional information about how you and your family might have an opportunity to see one of our collection vehicles up close, while it is safely parked at our facility.
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