Safety and security counsels
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EVERY year goods worth flOm are reported stolen from road transport, according to Kogan Page, publisher of the Road Transport Safety and Security Handbook (£11.95), edited by George Burrows.
All commercial vehicles should be fitted with a security device, preferably one that is activated merely by the driver switching off his ignition, says Burrows in a chapter on securit measures. Devices can be classified as physical, electrical, and very sophisticated — ultrasonic, infra-red and so on. However, drivers can do much to improve security by sensible procedures. And the Road Haulage Association has a 12point security plan.
Other chapters deal with the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act, fire safety in vehicles and premises, medical safety, defining security, and insurancE Manufacturers and suppliers of equipment are listed, as are seven specialist insurance brokers. J.F.D.