Workplace Transport Safety Review
Operators and owners are under pressure to manage risks effectively. They must comply with strict regulations designed to keep vehicles and people apart in order to prevent accidents and legal issues. They need to ensure there is adequate yard safety management, that there are sufficient barriers, clear walkways, signage, speed limits and that people that use the yard are trained in a safety-first approach. To the untrained eye a busy yard can look chaotic, but to the experienced Logistics UK consultant the complexity of movements of people, trucks, goods etc can be re-organised to optimise both efficiency and safety.
The Health and Safety Executive is the body responsible for the encouragement, regulation and enforcement of workplace health, safety and welfare, and for research into occupational risks. They have produced the attached handy guide to help people involved in workplace transport reduce the chances of accidents happening. It is mainly aimed at managers and identifies some of the safety problems for common vehicle operations. Drivers, operators and their safety representatives will also find it useful.
