In this talk from the Health and Safety Executive's Nina Day, delivered at our Fleet Risk Forum at London's Churchill War Rooms in December 2016, Nina discussed how companies can manage their transport to lessen their risk.
Transport is key to most companies, and even small issues in the transport chain can quickly become big problems if they are not tackled effectively. Nina talked about how companies
can manage their transport to reduce the risks and costs associated with vehicle movements on site, working on customer sites, safe loading and unloading, and driver behaviour.
Nina’s talk encapsulated this issue across all fleet types, including advice for cars, light commercial vehicles and HGV operators, providing a wide-ranging scope for all fleet managers.
This is the Liverpool docks incident, where 24 tonnes of unsecured steel moved under braking from less than 20mph. The driver was killed. HSE prosecuted the company and they were heavily fined.
Trick question – this load is secured by one strap running the length of the trailer, which is not sufficient, but at first glance it might look ok.
The photo is a Hazchem load transported on a curtainsider with no load securing and no safety equipment