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ON THE MOVE

Many workplace accidents involve vehicles, including lorries, vans and
forklift trucks, but such dangers are often overlooked by employers.

ransport movements delivery of waste skips. When investigating these used by both vehicles and
Tin and around the The HSE has produced types of accidents or carrying pedestrians need to be
workplace - or when making statistics identifying out risk assessments, wide enough to enable
deliveries and collections four main areas where companies should vehicles to pass pedestrians
- need to be controlled workplace transport consider the following: safely. Barriers or safety
to protect pedestrians accidents occur. These are: n Every workplace is rails may be required in
and prevent damage to n Moving vehicles coming different and often smaller particularly vulnerable
plant and equipment, into direct contact with businesses share common places such as doorways,
such as racking systems. people in the workplace facilities where goods are gateways, tunnels and
In small businesses, the risk n Persons falling from loaded and unloaded. When other enclosed routes.
may be limited to parking vehicles during loading undertaking an assessment n Pedestrian access
employees’ cars or controlling and unloading operations of the risks posed by around loading bays
visitors or contractors on site n Vehicles (including fork lift workplace transport, it and delivery points must
and routine deliveries by light trucks) overturning due is essential that it is site- be fully controlled and
vehicles. In larger businesses, to exceeding site speed specific, taking into account preferably accessed
the risk assessment limits or uneven surfaces the particular circumstances through a separate door
might need to take into in yards or unsafe loads of individual companies. that is clearly identified.
account arrangements for becoming unstable n Ensure that vehicles Signage is required
unloading and loading n Goods falling from a and pedestrians are that directs pedestrians
from heavy goods vehicles vehicle and striking separated as much as to the safe route.
and the removal and individuals in the area possible. Traffic routes n Areas where vehicles

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