Vehicles around people.
WHY IT MATTERS
Vehicles striking people is a leading cause of workplace death.
WHERE IT OCCURS
Loading areas Yards and car parks Warehouses with handling equipment Construction sites Anywhere reversing occurs
WHY REVERSING SPECIFICALLY
The driver cannot see, and it is where most incidents happen.
WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT
Design routes to avoid reversing where possible Use a banksman where it cannot be avoided
Fit aids: mirrors, cameras, alarms
WHAT SEPARATION MEANS
Keeping people and vehicles apart.
HOW
Separate entrances and routes Marked walkways Barriers at crossing points Exclusion zones during loading
WHY SEPARATION IS THE PRIMARY CONTROL
It removes the interaction entirely.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH
Speed limits, and enforce them.
WHAT LOADING AND UNLOADING REQUIRES
Vehicles secured against movement Nobody under or beside suspended loads Loads stable before restraints are released
WHY THAT LAST POINT
Loads shift in transit and fall when opened.
WHAT HANDLING EQUIPMENT REQUIRES
Trained and authorised operators only Inspection before use Loads within capacity Nobody riding on it or lifted by it
WHY AUTHORISATION MATTERS
Untrained operators of lifting equipment kill people.
WHAT TO ESTABLISH ABOUT VISITORS AND DELIVERIES
Where they report Where they may go What they must wear
WHAT TO CHECK
Whether the arrangements are actually followed.
