HSE is warning employers that they must ensure the safety of drivers who load and unload goods. This follows an incident
Category: Workplace transport
HSE warns companies to prevent falls from vehicles following fatal fall incident
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Tracking research for workplace transport ‘struck by’ initiative
Monday, June 23, 2008
People being hit or run over by workplace vehicles (‘struck by’ incidents) resulted in 41% of all workplace transport (WPT)
Service engineer dies working under refuse collection vehicle
Thursday, June 19, 2008
HSE is warning vehicle repair and maintenance engineers of the dangers of working under vehicles after a
Transport company loses appeal following serious incident
Monday, June 16, 2008
Harris Transport lost their appeal against the £28,000 fine handed to them on 23 January after an incident left an
Bus company fined after worker suffers spinal injuries
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
HSE has warned garage owners to ensure that workers are safe when working in or near vehicle inspection pits.
Waste firm fined after employee death
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
HSE warns employers to ensure they control the risks from workplace transport at their sites
Don’t run the risk
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
An article about level crossing safety on agricultural land. (Article reproduced with permission from NFU Journal British
Construction company fined after worker struck by excavator
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
HSE warns companies that they need to manage the movement of vehicles in the workplace to help protect employees
HSE prosecutes forklift truck driver
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
A forklift truck driver working at Eardisley Sawmills, Herefordshire has been prosecuted by HSE following serious injuries
Causes of injury and fatalities in food and drink manufacture
Thursday, April 3, 2008
Analysis by HSE of over 6000 injuries during 2006/07 reveals that 35% of the injuries resulted from manual handling
Lambing season leads to quad bike safety warning
Friday, March 28, 2008
As the lambing season approaches, potentially one of the busiest times of the year for
Newport event to give advice to transport firms on moving goods safely
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
From forklift trucks to articulated lorries - transport in the workplace can pose a risk to employees and the public.
Moving goods safely - free workshops
Friday, February 22, 2008
Free practical workshops and presentations, two, one-day events (this is a one day event – the second day is a repeat
Waste industry warned on safe reversing after schoolgirl killed
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
HSE is warning the waste industry to ensure that adequate precautions are taken to prevent injuries caused by
Agricultural transport conference 12 March 2008
Friday, February 8, 2008
This conference, “Which Way Forward?”, has been organised for designers, manufacturers, importers and suppliers of
Scrapyard worker is killed and employer is fined £200,000
Thursday, February 7, 2008
HSE is warning employers to ensure they have suitable controls in place to prevent people being struck by moving vehicles.
Whole-body vibration and ergonomics of driving occupations phase 2
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
The work reported here is the second part of a project looking at whole-body vibration exposure and other ergonomic risk
Safesite news - January 2008
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Providing regular updates on the work of HSE in construction, as well as useful features and guidance. In this issue,
Spring into Safety 2008 - Free event
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
5 March 2008, morning or afternoon seminars ,Thornhurst Manor Golf Club, Doncaster. These are
Workplace transport injury statistics
Friday, January 11, 2008
This report gives the statistics of fatal and non-fatal workplace transport injuries to workers in 2005/06 and recent years.
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