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HSE prepares new management guidelines
21st April 2005, Page 10
21st April 2005
Page 10
Page 10, 21st April 2005
— HSE prepares new management guidelines
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OPERATORS ARE bracing themselves for increased red tape with the news that the HSE is working on a new set of management standards for the road transport industry.
The Workplace Transport Priority Programme, a working party within the HSE, has been given the go-ahead to carry out a wholesale revision of safety standards in the road transport business leading to a set of standards for managing workplace transport activity.
The standards, which will he non-regulatory, will cover a range of areas ironi driver and supervisor competence.
The HSE reckons workplace transport accidents cost the UK economy up to £544m in 2001/02.
There will be a full consultation next year.The standards are due to be published in March 2007.