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Page1of144HealthandSafetyExecutiveWorkplacetransportsafetyAnemployers’guideThisisafree-to-download,web-friendlyversionofHSG136(Secondedition,published2005).ThisversionhasbeenadaptedforonlineusefromHSE’scurrentprintedversion.Youcanbuythebookatwww.hsebooks.co.ukandmostgoodbookshops.ISBN9780717661541Price£11.50Avarietyofvehiclesareusedformanydifferenttaskseverydayinworkplacesnationwide,andsomeofthesetaskscanbedangerous.Everyyear,about50peopledieasaresultofvehicleaccidentsintheworkplace,andthousandsareseriouslyinjured.ThisneweditionofWorkplacetransportsafetyaimstohelpemployers,managersandsupervisorsmakevehicleaccidentsintheworkplacelesslikely.Itwillalsobeusefulforself-employedpeople,contractors,safetyrepresentatives,vehicleoperatorsandotheremployees,tradeassociations,commerciallandlordsandotherorganisationsconcernedwithtransportsafetyintheworkplace.Theguidanceissuitableformediumandlargeindustrialandcommercialsites,butshouldalsobeusefulforplacessuchasconstructionsites,quarries,farmsandforestryoperationsandmostotherworkplaceswheretransportisused,includingsmallerbusinesses.Theguidancehasbeenwrittentobeclearandaccessible.Itprovidessomebackgroundtotransportsafetyintheworkplace,andgivesgeneraladviceonhowtomanageworkplacetransportsafely.Italsoprovidesinformationonsomerisksassociatedwithcommonvehicleoperations,andhowtodealwithsafetyforeachtypeofoperation.HSEBooksPage2of144HealthandSafetyExecutive©Crowncopyright2005Firstpublished1995ISBN9780717661541Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans(electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recordingorotherwise)withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofthecopyrightowner.Applicationsforreproductionshouldbemadeinwritingto:TheOfficeofPublicSectorInformation,InformationPolicyTeam,Kew,Richmond,SurreyTW94DUore-mail:licensing@opsi.gov.ukThisguidanceisissuedbytheHealthandSafetyExecutive.Followingtheguidanceisnotcompulsoryandyouarefreetotakeotheraction.Butifyoudofollowtheguidanceyouwillnormallybedoingenoughtocomplywiththelaw.Healthandsafetyinspectorsseektosecurecompliancewiththelawandmayrefertothisguidanceasillustratinggoodpractice.WorkplacetransportsafetyPage3of144HealthandSafetyExecutiveContentsIntroduction6Aboutthisguide6Importantnote:‘reasonablypracticable’9Healthandsafetylaw11Phrasesandmeanings12GUIDANCEFORMANAGERS14Managingtherisks14Riskassessment14Organisingforsafety21Control,co-operationandconsultation21Contractors24Visitingdrivers25Sharedworkplaces25Deliveries–generalsafety26Deliveries–communication28Membersofthepublic31Publicroadsasworkplaces32Asafesite33Theworkplaceingeneral33Trafficroutes35Constructionoftrafficroutes44Temporaryworkplacesandunpreparedroadways45Speed46Pedestriansandcyclists49Signs,signalsandmarkings52Roadmarkings54Parkingareas55Loadingareas57Site-basedwaystostopvehiclesfrommoving59Weighbridges62Hardstandings62Lighting63Site-basedaccesstovehicles64Housekeeping66Maintenanceareas66Safevehicles67Safevehiclesingeneral67Suitableforthetask67Visibilityfromvehiclesandreversingaids69Manoeuvrability72Vehicle-basedwaystostopvehiclesfrommoving72Skips,containersanddemountables73Maintenance,repairandretrofitting74Lifttrucksand‘thoroughexamination’76Privatelyownedvehicles76Safedrivers77Safepeopleingeneral77Choosingdrivers78Drivertrainingandcompetence78Workplacetransports...