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RISK ASSESSMENT AT DAVID FOX TRANSPORT Fleet size: 31 tractors/130
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trailers Sites: 2 Middlesbrough-based David Fox Transport runs 31 trucks and 130 trailers operating from two depots. In general the workshop maintains tractors at night and trailers duririttit. Lily ly chain I On and MD David Fox says: 'It's all about keeping up to date, doing risk assessments and then managing those risks. We have a list of dos and don'ts.
We have signs in the garage to tell the drivers they shouldn't be hanging around, a freshly painted floor to reduce the risk from any spills and we've fabricated some mobile staircases that can be moved quickly around the workshop. These allow the fitters to get easily up and down from trailer platforms and trailer roofs."
Taking note of incidents that have occurred among fellow operators, the company has recently introduced an initiative to guard against accidents involving tractors. trailers and handbrakes, Fox explains: "We've had stickers printed that say "Have you checked your handbrake?" and Have you checked your fifth-wheel dog clip?'' They are the first thing that you see when you get in and the last thing you see before you get out of the cab.'