Workplace transport

Workplace transport

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WORKPLACE TRANSPORT

Workplace Transport: The Workplace (Health, Safety & Welfare) Regulations 1992

Workplace transport refers to any activity involving vehicles in a workplace e.g. lift trucks, lorries, vans, cars, pallet trucks etc.

in order to prevent accidents and incidents. This includes pedestrian crossings, barriers, speed limits, signs and signals and lighting that could be improved or put in place to help segregate vehicles and pedestrians. Safe Site Activity: These are activities in the workplace that involve transport. They are defined as reversing, parking, coupling and uncoupling, loading and unloading and tipping. A Banksman can also help with activities such as reversing and parking. SafeVehicle: This is choosing the most appropriate vehicle for the tasks and environment and the people who will use it, including seat restraints, vehicle visibility, reversing signals, maintenance and repair. Safe Driver: This covers the competence and behaviour of those who operate the vehicles. Drivers operating vehicles must be competent and have undergone some form of training. They should have a mature and responsible attitude as well a reasonable level of both physical and mental fitness.

EMPLOYERS DUTIES: It is an employer’s duty to protect the health, safety and welfare of their employees and other people who might be affected by their business e.g. clients, visitors to their premises or the general public. Employers must do whatever is reasonably Employees have a duty to take care of their own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by your actions at work. Workers must co-operate with employers and co-workers to help everyone meet their legal requirements. THINGS TO CONSIDER: Safe Site Design: The layout of the workplace should aim to segregate vehicles and pedestrians practicable to achieve this. EMPLOYEE DUTIES:

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CASE STUDIES: “A manufacturing company has been fined £500,000 after a worker collided with a forklift truck and suffered a broken arm – the second time that a forklift truck had caused an injury at the plant.” May 2017 “Royal Mail has been forced to pay a fine of £50,000 plus costs of £10,406 after a failure to segregate pedestrians and vehicles left a worker with a broken foot.” May 2016

HEALTH SURVEILLANCE: Driver Assessment / Driver Medical

Medical assessments are undertaken to ensure drivers are not suffering from medical conditions, or undergoing any medical treatment, which is likely to cause sudden loss of consciousness or incapacity, impairment of concentration, balance and co-ordination. There are different standards of driver vehicles. Group 2 medicals are for drivers of HGV and PSV vehicles and a driver’s assessment would be completed for those that work with fork lift trucks, mobile plant and company cars. RISK ASSESS: Employers should carry out an assessment of the risks to the health and safety of employees while they are at work, and to other people who may be affected by their work activities.

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