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Table Contents
1 Introduction
1.1 The safe movement of vehicles
1.2 Hazard from Workplace transports operation
1.3) Hazard from Mobile work
1.4) Control measures for safe workplace transport operations
1.4.1) The design of the site
1.4.2) Vehicle selection and maintenance
1.4.3) Systems of work for system operatives
1.5)Mobile work equipment legislation PUWER 1998 Part III
1.5.1) General
1.5.2) Employees carried on mobile work equipment
1.5.3) Rolling over of mobile work equipment
1.5.4) Self-propelled work equipment
1.5.5) Rollover and falling-object protection (ROPS and FOPS)
1.5.6) The management of vehicle movements
2) Driving at work
2.1) Introduction
2.2) Benefits of managing work-related road safety
2.3) Managing occupational road risks
2.4) Evaluating the risks
2.4.1) The driver
2.4.2) Training
2.4..3)The Vehicle
2.5) Typical health and safety rules for drivers of cars on company business
1)INTRODUCTION
1.1) The safe movement of
vehicles in the workplace is
essential if accidents are to be
avoided. The more serious
accidents between pedestrians
and vehicles can often be
traced back to excessive speed
or other unsafe vehicle such as
lack of driver training many of
the risks associated with these
hazards can be significantly
reduced by an effective
management system.
1.2)Hazards from workplace transport
operations
Many different kinds of vehicle are used in the workplace,
including dumper trucks, heavy goods vehicles, all-terrain vehicles
and, perhaps the most common, the fork-lift truck.

Approximately a quarter of all vehicle-related deaths in the


workplace occur while a vehicle is reversing (involving serious
fractures, head injuries and amputations) caused by:
 collisions between pedestrians and vehicles
 People falling from vehicles
 people being struck by objects falling from vehicles
 people being struck by an overturning vehicle
1.3)Hazards from mobile work equipment
Mobile work equipment is used extensively
throughout industry Accidents, possibly
causing injuries to people, often arise from
one or more of the following events:
• poor maintenance with defective brakes,
tyres and steering
• poor visibility because of dirty mirrors
• Operating on rough ground
• Overloading of vehicles
• lack of driver training or experience
1.4) Control measures for safe workplace
transport operations
Any control strategy involving vehicle
operations will involve a risk assessment
to ascertain where, on traffic routes. It is
important that the risk assessment
examines both internal and external
traffic routes, particularly when goods are
loaded and unloaded from lorries.

There are three aspects to a control


strategy for safe workplace transport
operations.
1.4.1) The design of the site involves managers in:
 Planning routes to separate pedestrians from vehicles whenever
possible
 avoiding steep gradients and overhead cables
 providing speed limit signs and traffic warning signs
 ensuring a well-lit environment
 maintaining good housekeeping and a tidy site.

1.4.2) Vehicle selection and maintenance requires the provision


of:
 Vehicles with suitable and effective headlights, brakes, bumpers and
horns, sufficient mirrors to reduce blind spots and seat belts for
drivers and passengers.
 Regular and documented inspection and maintenance regime
1.4.3) Systems of work for system operatives to include:

 Effective supervision of everyone who is in areas where


vehicles operate, including the provision of banksmen, when
required;
 adequate training and refresher training for all drivers;
relevant information for all drivers, including speed limits and
parking areas; regular health checks on the suitability of
employees for driving roles;
 the provision of high visibility clothing, appropriate protective
clothing (such as steel toe capped boots and hard hats)
1.5)Mobile work equipment
legislation PUWER 1998 Part III
1.5.1) General
The main purpose of the mobile work equipment PUWER
1998 Part III, Regulations 25 to 30 is to require additional
precautions relating to work equipment while it is travelling
from one location to another
1.5.2) Employees carried on mobile work equipment – Regulation
25 No employee may be carried on mobile work equipment:

 unless it is suitable for carrying persons;


 unless it incorporates features to reduce risks
1.5.3) Rolling over of mobile work equipment
Where there is a risk of overturning it must be minimized
by:
 stabilizing the equipment;
 fitting a structure so that it only falls on its side;
 fitting a structure which gives sufficient clearance for
anyone being carried if it turns over
1.5.4) Self-propelled work equipment
Where self-propelled work equipment may involve risks
while in motion it shall have:
 facilities to prevent unauthorized starting;
 facilities to minimize the consequences of collision
1.5.5) Rollover and falling-object protection (ROPS and FOPS)
A Rollover protective structures (ROPS) is a cab or frame that provides
a safe zone for the vehicle operator in the event of a rollover. ROPS
must also be correctly installed strictly following the manufacturers
instructions and using the correct strength bolts and fixings.
Falling-object protective structures(FOPS) are required where there is a
significant risk of objects falling on the equipment operator.

1.5.6) The management of vehicle movements


The following precautions should be taken:
 Undertake a risk assessment and develop a written safe system of
work.
 Restrict reversing to places where it can be carried out safely.
 introducing speedlimits and providing speed retarders
2) Driving at work
2.1) Introduction
These requirements are in addition to the duties employers have
under roadtraffic law, for example the Road Traffic which are
administered by the police and other agencies such as the
Vehicle and Operator Services Agency.

2.2) Benefits of managing work-related road safety


 control: costs, such as wear and tear and fuel, insurance
premiums claims can be better controlled
 lost time: fewer days will be lost due to injury, health and
work rescheduling;
2.3) Managing occupational road risks
The risk assessment should:
 consider the use, for example, of air or rail transport as a
piratical alternative to driving
 attempt to avoid situations where employees feel under
pressure
 ensure that company policy covers the important aspects
2.4) Evaluating the risks
2.4.1) The driver
Competency
 Is the driver competent, experienced and capable of doing
the work safely?
 Is his or her licence valid for the type of vehicle to be
driven?
2.4.2) Training
 Are drivers properly trained?
 Do drivers need additional training to carry out their duties
safely?
2.4.3) The vehicle
Suitability
All vehicles should be fit for the purpose for which they are
used.
Condition and safety equipment
There will need to be: maintenance arrangements to
acceptable standards.
2.5) Typical health and safety rules for
drivers of cars on company business
 All vehicle must carry comprehensive insurance for use
at work.
 Drivers must not drive continuously for more than 2
hours without a break of at least 15 minutes
 Use hazard warning lights if an accident or severe
traffic congestion is approached
Reference
 Introduction to Health and Safety at Work Book by Ed Ferrett and Phil
Hughes

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