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HSE targets [CV deliveries in Norfolk
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HEALTH AND SAFETY Executive (HSE) inspectors are to drop in unannounced on retail premises in Norfolk to check that deliveries made by LGVs are being carried out in accordance with safety legislation.
The HSE says in addition to this some visits will be made by appointment—but in either case enforcement action will betaken if serious examples of bad working practice are uncovered, The plan is part of Moving Goods Safely, an initiative involving the HSE and local authorities working together to reduce injuries and ill health arising from the movement of goods from suppliers through hauliers to the recipients and end users.
It is a national rnitiative, but the HSE says this particular project is focused on Norfolk.
Inspectors will concentrate on workplace transport, including falls from vehicles, musculoskeletal disorders and slip risks during the collection and delivery of goods.
Peter Riseborough, an environmental health representative speaking on behalf of seven Norfolk local authorities, explains: "Each year more than 10,000 accidents in the UK are reported to the [HSE] and local authorities from within the road haulage, storage and warehousing sectors.
"Approximately 1,800 of these accidents are major injuries, including up to 15 fatalities."
According to the HSE, accidents in the UK within the road haulage, warehousing and distribution sectors are estimated to cost the country more than £110m per year