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Every year about 70 people are killed in transport related accidents in workplaces.
Most transport related accidents involve people being hit or run over by moving vehicles, people falling from the vehicles (usually part of the load) or being injured as a result of vehicles overturning.
Cars and other vehicles are extremely common both on public roads and at workplaces. Consequently employers and employees often do not recognise - until a serious accident actually happens - that vehicle activities can be very dangerous and need to be properly managed and need to be included in any risk assessments.
Do you use vehicles at work?
If you have vehicles entering or operating on your premises, even in the car park, you need to consider if the arrangements in place are satisfactory.
If you operate fork lifts or lorries:
|A checklist can be downloaded for workplace transport and other hazards within your premises. These checklists are only examples and indicate some of the main points to be considered in your workplace transport and other assessments.
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