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Many accidents occur during delivery. Draft HSE guidelines aim to reduce the toll by improving
communication. Patric Cunnane reports.
ONE OF THE MAIN reasons that accidents occur at workplaces when deliveries are being made is poor cooperation between the parties involved. Often, it is not deliberate, just thoughtless.The three parties involved sender of goods. carrier and recipient — have not spoken to each other to establish respective responsibilities.
Given that these types of accidents are so commonplace and yet so avoidable.the Health & Safety Executive has published draft guidelines to address the problem — Deliveries and Collections: co-operating to prevent workplace vehicle accidents. The guidelines are a mixture of what the law requires and practical steps to make the delivery site a safer environment.
Delivery risks include manual handling injuries, health risks from ha72rdous goods and risks from loading equipment,such as cranes and lorry loaders But most risks are caused by the vehicles involved and it is often the drivers who are victims, The HSE says that effective precautions must be taken to prevent: • Pedestrians being hit by moving vehicles such as delivery trucks or fork-lifts manoeuvring in or outside the premises • People falling from vehicles such as drivers securing their loads or preparing to unload • Vehicles overturning such as a fork-lift cornering too fast or unloading on uneven ground • Objects falling from vehicles. for example when part of the load has shifted in transit and falls on a driver opening the curtains.
To minimise these risks, sender, carrier and recipient should agree a set of safety rules in advance and where possible, review the arras ments for each delivery.Matters to be conside include where the vehicle should be unloaded informing the driver of any special precaution take. The three parties should discuss the nsafety precautions on the telephone when order/delivery is taken.The FISE suggests sevi matters for consideration when exchangingsa information.These include: • Any restrictions on the size/type of vehicle site can safely handle. Weight, width and turr circle may be relevant.
• Whether reversing aids are required by owners, • Best approach routes to the site—it may be essary to avoid low bridges,one-way systems, • Where visiting vehicles should park on arrit • A site plan showing parking, reception. re through site, where vehicles are unloaded.
• The method of unloading, eg fork-lift trt manual handling,cranes.
• The name of the person who has overall resp sibility for unloading/loading visiting vehicles • Information on accidents/incidents should exchanged between the parties The HSE has also identified three princif which should be followed by sender, carrier ; recipient: 1. Send safety information on deliver collections to other parties in the delivery ch a 2. Request safety information on deliver collections from other parties in the chain.
3. Take account of any safety informat received and liaise with other parties in the eh to ensure the risks are controlled.