Publications

Priced publications

• Lighting at work HSG38 (Second edition) HSE Books 1997 ISBN 0 7176 1232 5
• Rider-operated lift trucks. Operator training. Approved Code of Practice and guidance L117 HSE Books 1999 ISBN 0 7176 2455 2
• Safe use of work equipment. Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998. Approved Code of Practice and guidance L22 (Second edition) HSE Books 1998 ISBN 0 7176 1626 6
• Safety in working with lift trucks HSG6 (Third edition) HSE Books 2000 ISBN 0 7176 1781 5
• Safety signs and signals - Guidance on regulations L64 HSE Books1996 ISBN 0 7176 0870 0
• Workplace transport safety - An employer's guide HSG 136 HSE Books 2005 ISBN0 7176 6154 7

Free leaflets

• Delivering safely Leaflet WPT06 HSE Books 2007
• Driving at work: Managing work-related road safety Leaflet INDG382 HSE Books 2003
• Fatal traction: Practical advice on avoiding agricultural transport accidents Leaflet INDG279 HSE Books 2008
• Fitting and use of restraining systems on lift trucks Information Sheet MISC241 HSE Books 2000
• Health and safety in road haulage INDG379 HSE Books 2003
• Preventing falls from vehicles Leaflet INDG 413 [PDF 97KB] HSE Books
• Retrofitting of roll-over protective structures, restraining systems and their attachment points to mobile work equipment Information Sheet MISC175 HSE Books 1999
• Safe use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) in agriculture and forestry Agriculture Information Sheet AIS33 HSE Books 1999
• Signpost to the Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations1996This leaflet is available in priced packs of 15, price £5.00 (discounts available for multiple orders), from HSE Books, ISBN 0 7176 1139 6. Single free copies are also available from HSE Books.
• Site Inspection Checklist (Web only)
• Warehousing and storage: Keep it safe INDG412 [72KB] HSE Books
• Working platforms (non-integrated) on forklift trucks Guidance Note PM28 [3rd edition] December 2005
• Working safely near overhead power lines Agriculture Information Sheet AIS8(rev2) HSE Books 2000
• Workplace transport safety - An overview Leaflet INDG 199 (rev 1) HSE Books 2005

Illustrated case studies

• All information on Workplace transport case studies
• Transport and transport related accidents are the largest single cause of fatal injuries in the agriculture sector. Agriculture/transport specific case studies can be found at Agriculture case studies - Transport

Practical examples

• Advice on horizontal swing car park barriers
• Menzies Distribution Ltd

Campaigns

• Falls from vehicles campaign

Videos

To buy

• Fatal traction. Practical advice on avoiding agricultural transport accidents (video) HSE Books 2001 ISBN 0 7176 1952 4 (£25)

Downloadable clips

• WorkSmart Videos for Vehicles at Work A series of video shorts. The 45-second mini-documentaries feature employees' and employers' stories about accidents, near misses, hazards and risks to health and safety in Vehicles at Work.
• Banksman's signals

Safety signs (pictorial)

• Not allowed signs
• Danger warning signs
• Signs required by law

Legislation

• The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (HSW Act)
• The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
• The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998
• The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
• Health and Safety (Safety Signs and Signals) Regulations 1996
• Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER) 1998
• Rider-operated lift trucks: operator training Approved Code of Practice
• Prohibition of Smoking in Certain Premises (Scotland) Regulations 2006 The Smoke Free Premises etc. (Wales) Regulations 2007
• The Smoke-free (Premises and Enforcement) Regulations 2006 The Smoke-free (Exemptions and Vehicles) Regulations 2007

Research

• Driving
• Loads
• Road transport
• Transport at work: Rollover of lorries transporting paper reels
• The security of cross loaded round timber
• Review of workplace control measures to reduce risks arising from the movement of vehicles. Phase 1 & Phase 2
• New requirements for the transport of explosives by road
• A Survey of investigated Accidents and Incidents April 97-March 02 [PDF 550KB]

Statistics

• Comprehensive statistics for workplace transport revitalising programme 2007/08

Publications by other organisations

• 'Coupling and Uncoupling & Parking of Large Goods Vehicle Trailers - Guidance for managers, supervisors and trainers', is available to download from the SOE website.
• Designing for Deliveries Freight Transport Association 1998 ISBN 0 9029 9166 3 Available from The FTA, Hermes House, St John's Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN4 9UZ. Tel 01892 526 171
• The Highway Code Driving Standards Agency The Stationery Office 2004 ISBN 0 11 552698 6
• Residential Roads and Footpaths: Layout Considerations (Design Bulletin 32) Department for Transport The Stationery Office 1992 ISBN 0 11 752641 X
• The Safety of Loads on Vehicles: Code of Practice[PDF 48KB] Department for Transport
• At A Glance Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
• Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers Code for Lighting Butterworth Heinemann 2002 ISBN 0 750 656379
• Worksafe Western Australia Commission Safe Movement of Vehicles at Workplaces (WSWA Ref: 0065) Government of Western Australia 2001 ISBN 0 7307 6118 5 (free)
• Reversing Safety Self Audit For Managers Transport and Logistics Research Unit, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH. Tel.: +44 (0) 1484 472 499. Fax.: +44 (0) 1484 473 019.

British Standards

• BS 7669-3:1994 Vehicle restraint systems. Guide to the installation, inspection and repair of safety fences British Standards Institution ISBN 0 580 22178 4
• BS 6180:1999 Barriers in and about buildings. Code of practice British Standards Institution ISBN 0 580 33051 6
• BS 873-1:1983 Road traffic signs and internally illuminated bollards. Methods of test British Standards Institution ISBN 0 580 130495
• BS 6736: 1986 Code of practice for hand signalling for use in agricultural operations British Standards Institution ISBN 0 580 15396 7

Further information

HSE priced and free publications are available by mail order from HSE Books, PO Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA Tel: 01787 881165 Fax: 01787 313995
HSE priced publications are also available from bookshops and free leaflets can be downloaded from HSE website.

For information about health and safety ring HSE's Infoline Tel: 0845 345 0055 Fax: 0845 408 9566 Textphone: 0845 408 9577 e-mail: hse.infoline@natbrit.com or write to HSE Information Services, Caerphilly Business Park, Caerphilly CF83 3GG.

See also

• Falls from vehicles
• Statistics
• Science and research
• Workplace Transport Safety Forum