Health and Safety Executive

Category: Workplace transport

HSE warn of dangers of using fork lift trucks after man is crushed to death

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

HSE has warned of the danger of using forklift trucks after a man died when a container of dye crushed him

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Vehicles at work - roller shutter guidance

Thursday, January 15, 2009

New HSE endorsed guidance - best practice for restraining roller shutter door barrels,

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Docks website re-launched

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

HSE’s docks health and safety website has been revamped to focus information and advice on the key risks

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Construction e-Bulletin: sign up today!

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Join the 33,000 subscribers who receive HSE’s free construction health and safety email newsletter. In the latest edition:

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RR681 - Accidents in the transport industry

Tuesday, December 30, 2008

The transport industry has for some time been acknowledged as a relatively dangerous industry.

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HSE announces new operations Director

Monday, December 29, 2008

HSE Chief Executive, Geoffrey Podger, said: “I am delighted that David Ashton is taking up this post”.

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HSE Podcast - new episode

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

In the December podcast episode we found out how the revamped vehicles at work website can help

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Business leaders and Directors: “take advantage”

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

HSE is urging industry leaders to take advantage of a free printed guide that could bring

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Risk assessment example - MVR

Thursday, December 18, 2008

New online  example risk assessments for the Motor Vehicle Repair Industry,

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Hook loader vehicles: Applicability of lifting regulations

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Loading a skip on to the vehicle bed involves a combination of lifting and pulling or dragging. The

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Council fined after 90-year-old lady dies

Wednesday, December 17, 2008

HSE is warning health and social care organisations and other employers to ensure that they carry out suitable risk assessments

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Vehicles at work - site maintenance and layout issues

Monday, December 15, 2008

These web pages are for workplace managers who are responsible for the safe movement of traffic and pedestrians around the workplace.

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Works on high speed dual carriageways

Friday, December 12, 2008

Details of a new publication by the Road Workers’ Safety Forum (ROWSAF) ‘Guidance for works on the

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Road traffic legislation to roads in docks

Monday, December 8, 2008

This SIM updates and replaces SIM 05/2001/53. There have been a number of serious and fatal

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Improving health and safety in housing associations

Friday, December 5, 2008

Bringing home vital advice – 27 January 2009 in Birmingham. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)

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Road Safety Conference

Friday, December 5, 2008

London - 29 January 2009, Capita’s 3rd National Road Safety Conference takes a holistic look at current road safety issues

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Passenger road transport

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

This SIM updates and replaces SIM 05/2001/16.  It gives background information on the passenger road transport industry,

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Load security on curtain sided lorries

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

This report seeks to establish good practice for securing loads on curtain sided lorries across various

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Workplace transport - Personnel

Friday, November 21, 2008

Focusing on advice for workplace managers who are responsible for; recruiting, training

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Falls from vehicles: Campaign evaluation

Friday, November 7, 2008

This report outlines the quantitative and qualitative research conducted to evaluate the effectiveness

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