Reversing vehicles and pedestrians in the same place don’t mix as a food company discovered to their cost. What happened when the HSE investigated an accident and found a complete lack of risk
assessment?
Published 12.02.2007
An environmental health officer has advised one of our subscribers that they must make improvements to protect pedestrians from reversing vehicles. What practical action is likely to satisfy the
authority and why?
Published 30.01.2020
There are a variety of factors which can affect the safety of your parking area, including its design and maintenance. Why not use our policy to ensure your arrangements are clear?
Published 12.09.2017
A contractor has been prosecuted over the death of a worker who was killed by a reversing vehicle. How did this accident happen and what, if anything, can be learned from this particular case?
Published 04.06.2010
A livestock auction market has been fined after a bull crushed a worker to death whilst trying to load it onto a lorry. How did this occur and what lessons can you learn to avoid injuries in your
workplace?
Published 27.04.2022
A court has heard how an employee of a food manufacturer was injured when he was struck by boxes of potatoes being carried by a fork lift truck. His employer had already taken measures to protect
pedestrians, so what went wrong?
Published 17.05.2019
Travis Perkins (TP) has been fined £2 million following the death of a customer at one of its retail outlets. How did this happen and what lessons can be learned from this case?
Published 26.05.2016
Failing to manage transport on your premises after you have been warned about it is just asking for trouble. And when an employee gets killed as a result of a reversing vehicle it makes matters far
worse, as this company found out.
Published 10.03.2008
As a recent case illustrates, using staff to act as banksmen for reversing vehicles can make matters worse. What happened in this case and what can you do differently to avoid a similar accident on
your site?
Published 01.02.2011
Fedex UK Ltd has been heavily fined after one of its employees was struck by a reversing fork lift truck (FLT). What control measures should have been in place to prevent this type of incident?
Published 10.02.2020