Cheshire East Opts For 360° Fleet Surveillance

Cheshire East Council's new fleet of Refuse Collection Vehicles RCVs have been installed with 360 degree Hard Disk Recording camera systems, reversing radar, LED strobes and front and rear facing LED light-boards, in a bid to mitigate insurance claims and provide evidence regarding any complaints made against crews. The safety technology has all been supplied and installed by vehicle safety experts, Innovative Safety Systems Ltd ISS.

Ray Skipp, Waste and Recycling Manager, Cheshire East Council said: These new safety features have been welcomed by our crews and the unions. Previously, if a claim was made for damage to property or an allegation against a member of staff, we had no way to validate the claim without independent witnesses. Now we have a record of what really happened. Feedback from our crews shows that far from feeling spied upon they feel more secure in the knowledge that they can work with improved safety and without being at the mercy of false accusations.

Cheshire East fits 360° cameras to new refuse collection fleet

Cheshire East is the third largest unitary authority in the North West after Manchester and Liverpool with a population of over 360,000 people. Murray Halse, Strategic Fleet Manager, Cheshire East said: We looked at a number of companies but we were impressed by ISS approach, service levels and products. The equipment is high quality, robust and reliable, and will give us longevity. It has been installed to integrate well with the daily operations of the vehicles and there are no complaints from our crews.

The new fleet, comprising 6 Dennis Eagle RCVs with Terberg OmniDEL bin lifts, was sourced by vehicle and plant contract hire provider, TransLinc, who supply the council with a wide range of vehicles including grounds maintenance and service vans.