Health & Safety- ManagersPlan loading and unloading to minimise work at height.
Supervise safe systems and use of access equipment. - Vehicle buyersAvoid the need to work at height by choosing ground based controls.
Insist on slip resistant surfaces. - WorkersDon't jump off vehicles. Always use steps and handholds.
Follow safe systems of work.
Report missing or damaged equipment.
Case studies
These case studies give examples of good practice from industry. They show how companies have tried to reduce injuries due to falls from vehicles through sensible management of health and safety risks in the workplace. Even if they don't show the type of vehicle you use, the good ideas others have found may be adapted to your situation.
- Warburtons change vehicles to reduce accidents
[PDF 70KB]
- MultiServ reduce the risk of slips and trips
[PDF 75KB] - 3663 First for Foodservice
[PDF 92KB] - Morrisons make it safer for their drivers and fitters
[PDF 56KB] - Shanks Waste Management Ltd
[PDF 35KB] - Balfour Beatty and Billingtons join forces for safer sites
[PDF 88KB] - Balfour Beatty saves time and increases safety
[PDF 77KB] - Shepherd Group’s solution to working at height
[PDF 571KB] - Milbank Trucks reduce the risks of falls from vehicles
[PDF 98KB] - Bovis Lend Lease and William Hare Ltd working together
[PDF 56KB] - Wickes makes home improvements
[PDF 94KB] - Travis Perkins - building safer deliveries
[PDF 78KB] - Select improve access to flat-bed trailers and rigid vehicles
[PDF 158KB] - Saint-Gobain PAM UK - safe unloading of pipes
[PDF 42KB]
