INSPECTIONPACKWORKPLACETRANSPORTSeptember2007Contact:JaynJohnson,Services,TransportandSafetyUnit1Backgroundinformation2Guidanceonthemanagementofthetopicarea2.1Management2.1.1AssessmentofWTrisksandcontrolmeasures2.1.2Supervising&monitoringworkplacetransportissues2.1.3Deliveriesand(un)loading2.2Safesite2.2.1Pedestrian/vehicleseparation2.2.2Accessbymembersofthepublic(MoPs)2.2.3Eliminating/minimisingreversing2.2.4Speedlimits2.3Safedriver2.3.1Training2.3.2Driversasavulnerablegroup2.3.3Work-relatedroadsafety2.4Safevehicle2.4.1Vehicleselectionandmaintenance2.4.2Overturningvehicles2.4.3Fallsfromvehicles2.4.4Objects(includingtheload)fallingoffvehicles2.4.5Parkingvehiclesandtrailers2.5Furtheradvice3Aide-memoireoninspection4Sectorenforcementguidance,legalrequirements,referencesandnationalenforcementexpectations4.1AgricultureandFoodSector4.1.1.Agriculture4.1.2Food4.2Services,Transportation&SafetyUnit(STSU)4.2.1Airtransportindustry4.2.2.Docks4.2.3Roadhaulage4.3Construction4.4LocalAuthoritySector4.4.1Leisure4.4.2Warehousing4.5ManufacturingSector4.5.1Engineering4.5.2Concreteandbrickfactories-sheeting&unsheeting4.5.3Paper4.5.4.Quarries4.5.5Scrapmetal,recoveredpaperandwastemanagementsites4.5.6NEEforworkplacetransportissuesinwoodworkingpremises4.6Education,nurseryschoolsandplayschemes4.7Legislationonworkplacetransport4.7.1WorkplaceHealth,Safety&WelfareRegulations19924.7.2Provision&UseofWorkEquipmentRegulations19984.7.3SupplyofMachinery(Safety)Regulations19924.7.4HealthandSafety(SafetySigns&Signals)Regulations19964.7.5WorkatHeightRegulations20054.8NationalEnforcementExpectations–General5Cross-sectorreferencesonworkplacetransport6Noticetemplates7ChecklistfordutyholdersAppendix1CausalinformationonworkplacetransportincidentsAppendix2ReportingofgoodpracticeAppendix3Inspectiontemplateandtechnicalguidancefromthe“Struckby”project1Backgroundinformation(NB:throughoutthisdocument,boldtextistoaidscanningofthedocumentwhenusedasamemory-jogger).WorkplaceTransport(WT)coverstheuseofalltypesofvehiclesandpoweredmobileworkequipmentinworkplaces.Itdoesnotincludevehiclestravellingonthepublichighway.Vehiclesareapartofeverydaylife,notonlyatworkbutelsewhere,andasaresulttheassociateddangersareoftenoverlooked-complacencyisarealproblem.WTisthesecondbiggestcauseoffatalaccidentsinHSEenforcedworkplaces(afterfallsfromaheight).In2004/5therewere70fataland2021majorinjuriesinHSE/LAenforcedworkplaces.Themaincross-industrycausesofWTfatalsandmajorinjuriesare:-beingstruckbyamovingvehicle(60%ofWTfatals,37%MI))-peoplefallingoffavehicleoritsload(17%WTfatals,42%MI)-loadsfallingoffvehicles(14%WTfatals,10%MI)-vehiclesoverturning(9%WTfatals,3%MI)ItislikelythatWTwillbeasignificanthazardformanydutyholders.AnyworkplaceswhereaforklifttruckisusedorwherelargegoodsvehiclesmakeorpickupdeliveriescertainlywarrantdetailedexaminationofWTcontrolmeasures.Evenapparentlylowriskpremisessuchasofficesmaywellhaveassociatedstaffcarparkingareas,andmayreceivedeliveriesbylorryorvan.RisksfromtheseWTactivitiesareeasilyoverlookedbydutyholdersandinspectorsalike,butmaybesignificant.WTisoneofthemost"multi-factoral"riskcontrolissuesdutyholdershavetocopewith.AdequatelycontrollingtherisksfromWT,especiallythevehiclemovementrisks,dependsonduty-holdersestablishingandsustainingcontroloverawiderangeofmatterswhichcouldcontributetoaccidents,broadlyfallingintothe3categori...
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