Can a shipper/receiver force you to wear ppe?

No glove - no love …..

 

No they can't. You're a grown man right?

I had a guy come up to me (maybe a safety guy idk) and demand I put on a hardhat. I'm dropping a trailer in the middle of a lot and he's talking about a hardhat lol. I told him I'll be done in a minute. At which point he started throwing a fit. Which pissed me off. I simply told him I can drop this trailer here or out on the road. He walked away.

 

Some places seem to have abandoned all common sense when it comes to the safety protocols. They have so many procedures and steps and crap….you gotta wear and stick on yourself and only turn this way or that way or do this or do that… it ends up being a safety hazard in of itself. It’s like let me safely operate the truck like I know how to do, backing into your dock, and get the hell out of here. Everything else is just nonsense. I know how to walk around big trucks without getting ran over. Trust me

 

I got into this place once and they wanted me to put a hard hat on.

Me: Why?
Them: Its the rules.
Me: I dont have one.
Them: We have loaners.
Me: Im not wearing someone elses head lice.
Them: Well you have to have it to be in here.
Me: But Im not going to BE IN THERE.
Them: Oh... Yeah...

Another one of their "rules" was no non-company people on the dock, so WTF was the fuss about the hard hat?

 

About as stupid as COVID rules about wearing a mask. In my own truck. Alone.

 

They can't force you to do anything..

They can refuse to unload you and call your company creating a lot of problems if you do not comply.

 

Unfortunately you are on their property, they can make the rules.

It's just the ones that require you to wear long sleeves and long pants and its like 106 outside with a heat index of 115. I've told them I refuse to put myself into a position where I could pass out due to the heat and having to wear all this clothing will almost certainly put me into that position. Just ask them to sign a document stating that they will pay for all of your medical bills if you pass out due to being overdressed for the temp. When they refuse tell them load you or you leave.

They need you to haul their stuff. You can always find another load.

But more than PPE, I have a hard time surrendering my ID to these wombats that work in these shipping offices. I hold my license tell them they can write down anything off of it that they need, but I'm not releasing it from my possession to anyone who isn't law enforcement. That they CANNOT make you do.