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Visiting a Scrap Yard

What are the safety rules at a scrap yard?

Short answer: Stay in your vehicle or in marked areas except when unloading, follow the directions of staff and signs, keep to the speed limit and designated routes, wear the required protective clothing, never climb on piles or stand near moving machinery and keep children and pets out of the yard, because heavy vehicles, cranes and sharp material make a yard one of the more hazardous places an ordinary visitor will go.

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Follow directions

Staff and signs tell you where to go and where not to go.

Stay clear of machinery

Moving vehicles and cranes are the main dangers.

Unload carefully

Unload only where you are told, with care for others.

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A yard visit is simple once you know the steps. ScrapTrade is the alternative when you would rather have the buyer come to you, with transparent weighing and escrow-protected payments.

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