Prepared by Tarun Kumar Cheddy Risk Assessment in a Workplace Transport For Risk assessment Module Risk assessment for a road haulage company

1. Risk assessment for a road
haulage company

2. Presented by : 1.Tarun Kumar Cheddy
2. Shavin
3.Long
4.Raboude
Lecturer name : Mr LEE
Module name : Risk Assessment

3. • Haulage is the business of transporting goods by
road or rail. It includes the horizontal transport of
ore, coal, supplies, and waste, also called cartage
or drayage.
Description of the workplace
• The yard contains sufficient parking for the lorries
and staff cars, and a separate area for a diesel
tank.
• There is a small office with toilets and washing
facilities attached.

4. Types of vehicles in the premises
• 44-tonne lorry,
• flat-bed trailer/lorry,
• curtain-sided articulated lorries
• and two rigid flat-bed lorries
• forklift
• Curtain-sider
• Box trailer
• Swap-body system
• Tilt trailer

5. 44-tonne lorry flat-bedtrailer/lorry
curtain-sidedarticulated Box trailer

6. Forklift Tilt trailer
diesel tank

7. Methodology of identifying the
hazards within the premises
• walking around the premises, including the office
and the yard, noting what might cause harm
• talking to members of staff to learn from their
knowledge and experience and listen to their
concerns and opinions about health and safety
• looking at the accident book to learn what had
previously resulted in incidents or near misses.

8. Hazard Identification
Work activity Hazard
Vehicles Physical, environmental
load handling arrangements(pick-
up/drop-off on sites)
Ergonomic hazards, physical hazard ,
Safety hazards
Maintenance in yard and offices and
on vehicles
Safety hazards, Biological hazards,
Chemical hazards, physical hazard,
ergonomic
Maintenance on vehicles Safety hazard
driving Ergonomic, physical, psychosocial
Refueling of vehicles. Chemical hazard and fire hazard
Working on the bed of the trailer Physical hazard and safety hazard
Bodying swapping of trailer Physical, ergonomic
Lifting and moving heavy objects Ergonomic and physical hazard
Load securing Safety hazard
Reversing vehicles Physical hazard

9. While identifying the hazards it is important to
think who could be harmed by them and how
accidents might happen

10. Work activity hazard Possible Accident / Ill
Health & Persons-at-Risk
Vehicles • Physical
• Environmental hazard
 Staff and visitor may
suffer serious, possibly
fatal, injury if struck by
a vehicle.
load handling
arrangements(pick-up/drop-
off on sites)
• Ergonomic hazards
• physical hazard
• Safety hazards
 Drivers may suffer
injury or ill health
through lack of
awareness of risks on
site.
Maintenance in yard and
offices
• Safety hazards ( slip
and trip)
• Biological hazards
• Chemical hazards
• Physical hazard
• ergonomic
 Staff may suffer
injuries such as
fractures or bruising if
they slip on spillages
or trip over objects.
Maintenance on vehicles Safety hazard  Cleaner, worker may
fall from vehicle

11. Work activity hazard Possible Accident / Ill Health &
Persons-at-Risk
Driving • Ergonomic
• Physical
• psychosocial
 Driver fatigue
 Whole body vibration
refueling of vehicles. • Chemical hazard
• fire Hazard
 Drivers/others risk possibly
fatal injury from burns/smoke
inhalation if there is a fire in
the yard or on a vehicle.
Working on the bed of
the trailer
• Physical hazard
• safety hazard
 falling off trailer
Bodying swapping of
trailer
• Physical
• ergonomic
 crush injuries if trapped by
moving trailer or tractor unit.

12. Work activity hazard Possible Accident / Ill Health &
Persons-at-Risk
Lifting and moving heavy
objects
• Ergonomic
• physical
 Staff risk injuries
 back pain from handling
heavy or awkward objects.
Load securing • Safety hazard  Drivers and others may suffer
serious injury if a load moves
unexpectedly whilst in transit
or during unloading.
Reversing vehicles • Physical hazard  Visitor

13. Risk Evaluation
• Existing risk control
• Severity
• Likelihood
• Risk level

14. Work activity Existing risk control Severity Likelihood Risk
level
Vehicles
(injury if struck
by a vehicle)
o One-way traffic management
system
o Vehicles parked in
designated bays away
from office and staff cars
o Safe, well-marked pedestrian
routes
o High-visibility tabard worn
by all those entering the yard
o All visitors receive site rules/ site map
Extreme
(5)
Frequent
(4)
High
(20)
load handling
arrangements
(injury due to
lack of awareness )
o Drivers regularly visit most pick-
up/drop-off sites and are aware of
relevant safety issues
o Drivers told to stay in a safe area
when lift trucks etc. are working
Major
(4)
Occasional
(3)
Med
-ium
(12)
Maintenance in
yard..
o Consider use of non-slip materials on
vehicles to prevent slip and fall
Minor
(2)
Rare (1) Low
(3)

15. Work activity Existing risk control Severity Likelihoo
d
Risk
Level
Maintenance
on vehicles
fall from vehicle
o PPE
o ladder
o grip glove
Major
(4)
Occasional
(3)
Medium
(6)
Driving
Driver fatigue
Whole body vibration
o Shift schedules
to minimize driver fatigue
o take breaks if tired
Moderate
(3)
Remote
(2)
Medium
(6)
Refueling
of vehicles.
( Burn, inhalation)
o Fire risk assessment
has been done
o Foam and Powdered
Fire extinguisher
o shovel and sand kept
nearby to clear up spillages
Catastr
ophic
(5)
Rare (1) Medium
(5)
Working on
trailer.(falling off)
o Loading and unloading is planned.
o drivers trained how to use it safely
o Suitable access equipment is used
to access the trailer unit
Moderate
(3)
Rare (1) low
(3)

17. Work activity Existing risk control Severity Likelihood Risk
level
Vehicles
(injury if struck
by a vehicle)
o One-way traffic management
system
o Vehicles parked in
designated bays away
from office and staff cars
o Safe, well-marked pedestrian
routes
o High-visibility tabard worn
by all those entering the yard
o All visitors receive site rules/ site map
Extreme
(5)
Frequent
(4)
High
(20)
load handling
arrangements
(injury due to
lack of awareness )
o Drivers regularly visit most pick-
up/drop-off sites and are aware of
relevant safety issues
o Drivers told to stay in a safe area
when lift trucks etc. are working
Major
(4)
Occasional
(3)
Med
-ium
(12)
Maintenance in
yard..
o Consider use of non-slip materials on
vehicles to prevent slip and fall
Minor
(2)
Rare (1) Low
(3)