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HSE withdraws paper guidance
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The HSE has withdrawn some of its advice following a series of
accidents. David Harris reports.
THE HEALTH & SAFETY Executive (HSE) has withdrawn its advice on transporting paper amid fears that it could have been causing accidents rather than preventing them. "Hie guidance, known as INDG 396. has been withdrawn "following a number of serious incidentsinvolving curtainsiders. It is understood that the accidents happened when large rolls of paper fell on depot workers as they pulled hack the curtain.
Andrew Braund. head of health and safety at the Confederation of Paper Indust riessays the problems arose because the USE advice suggested the curtain could be used as a restraint for the paper.
He adds:"There is a lot of good material in the guidance as a whole and we actually asked them not to withdraw it completely,but there is a danger with the suggestion that the curtain is used to fasten down the paper that when it is opened something will fall off" Operators are being directed towards guidance from the Department for Transport. which specifics that loadsshould be fastened down within the curtain. The IISE has commissioned research into the effectiveness of different methods of securing loads on curtainsiders.
Robert Wilcox is MD of haulier Massey Wilcox. which specialises in transporting paper. He says that although fastening is important. many drivers neglect it: "If you looked in the back of 1(X) different [curtainsiders] I think you would lind that 90% of the loads were not fastened with anything. it's a psychological thing. Once you pull the curtain you think everything is safe. Of course it's not, which is why we constantly remind our drivers to use internal straps" The HSE denies its advice was dangerous but says the wording was ambiguous.