Dumpers are dangerous!
25th June 1998, Page 15
25th June 1998
Page 15
Page 15, 25th June 1998
— Dumpers are dangerous!
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• Quarry trucks are the biggest single cause of fatal accidents involving road haulage workers, according to the Health & Safety Executive, which plans to launch new proposals for safety legislation tomorrow (Friday 26 June).
The fatal accident rate in quarrying is currently four times higher than in the con struction industry as a whole. The proposed regulations will cover all the main health and safety issues, taking account of new technology.
To highlight the danger, the HSE is to stage a demonstration at Whatley Quarry in Frome, Somerset of the outome of a collision between a 90-tonne dumper and a family car.