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.
Information sheets
If you specify delivery vehicles, oversee their maintenance or manage operations involving the loading and unloading of goods this information may help you understand why people fall from these kinds of vehicles and how these falls can be prevented.
- Preventing slips, trips and falls from vehicles: The basics
[PDF 68KB]
- Safe access to road-going vehicles: Specifying the right equipment
[PDF 70KB] - Selecting flooring materials to avoid falls from vehicles
[PDF 69KB] - Selecting the right footwear to avoid falls from vehicles
[PDF 91KB] - Managing work to avoid falls from vehicles
[PDF 68KB] - Delivering safely: Co-operating to prevent workplace vehicle accidents
[PDF 79KB]
