Let Your Sweeper Operators Rate Each Other
This tip is for those who use GPS systems on their sweepers. If you GPS system allows you to view the 'path' of the sweepers as they are used to sweep each property, it can be instructive to distribute the printout of the way one of your operators swept the property as a teaching/learning tool.
Here's how it works: At your employee meeting, whether safety meeting or other, hand out copies of the GPS file that shows how the operator chose to sweep the property. Ask your other employees to provide a critique of the routing chosen by the operator. What you're looking for are any ideas for how the property might have been swept in a more efficient manner. Also you want to make sure all areas of the property that were supposed to be swept were, in fact, swept.
These 'idea sessions' can lead to better routing around properties. You may be surprised at the ideas that are put forth for improvement. And, when there are no suggestions for how a route might have been done differently, those operators will be very happy to be shown as the top-notch drivers that they were shown to be.
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