Useful links

This page provides links to web sites relating to health and safety in the warehousing and logistics sector. HSE is not responsible for and cannot guarantee the accuracy of information on sites that it does not manage; and hyperlinking does not mean HSE has endorsed the linked site.

Institute of Road Traffic Engineers (IRTE) tail-lift guidance

The Institute of Road Traffic Engineers (IRTE) have published new advice on reducing injuries caused by falls, such as the available options for side guardrails, and advice about slip resistance of tail lift surfaces. The IRTE guidance is available free.

OSHA – European Agency for Safety and Health At Work

• Fact Sheet 98 Managing risk to drivers
• Fact Sheet 97 Delivering the message - campaigning on OSH in the road transport sector
• Managing risks to drivers in road transport

Other regulators and agencies

• Department for Transport
• Freight Best Practice
• Local Government Regulation
• Vehicle & Operator Services Agency (VOSA)
• Traffic Commissioners

Professional bodies

• Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT)

Trade associations

• Association of Industrial Truck Trainers
• Association of Pallet Networks
• Automotive Distribution Federation
• Automated Materials Handling System Association (AMHSA)
• British Industrial Truck Association (BITA)
• British Retail Consortium
• Fork Lift Truck Association
• Freight Transport Association (FTA)
• Road Haulage Association (RHA)
• Skills for logistics
• Storage Equipment Manufacturers Association (SEMA)
• UK Warehousing Association

Training and health and safety advice

• Driving for Better Business
• Institution of Occupational Health and Safety (IOSH) – Retail and Distribution Group
• Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA)

Worker representatives

• GMB
• RMT
• United Road Transport Union (URTU)
• Unite (Transport and General Workers Union and AMICUS)
• Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW)
• United Road Transport Union (URTU)