Workplace transport safety An employers' guide - ARRI Lighting Rental

Health and Safety
Executive
934 Drivers should be trained in safe tipping, and should understand the limits of
what their vehicle can do safely.
935 Drivers should be given full details of the load and delivery conditions, including
how they can get there safely (avoiding low or weak bridges), and who they should
report to.
936 Drivers should be able to refuse to begin tipping (or any other operation) if they
are not satisfied that it is safe to do so. They should be confident that they would
have the full backing of their employer if they need to refuse to do anything for
safety reasons.
937 Employers should also allow whoever is in charge of tipping to stop it for safety
reasons, and they should be confident that their employer would support their
authority. This authority can be included in contracts.
938 When tipping is being arranged, both the haulier and the person receiving
the load should exchange written information about the load, safe tipping, the
characteristics of the site, a safe route to the site, and safe ways of working. The
driver and workers at the receiving site should be made aware of this information
as well, and before the delivery begins. See Deliveries - communication (paragraphs
203-227) for more guidance about exchanging information.
939 Drivers visiting a site should have to report to the site operator for any relevant
instructions.
940 Weather can be a significant factor in tipping. If the surface is very slippery,
there may be a risk of a person or vehicle losing their grip, and windy places can
also cause problems. Everyone should be prepared to wait for wind to die down to
safe levels if it poses a risk to safe tipping.
941 The receiving site operator should appoint someone to be responsible for
tipping. That person should be fully informed about tipping safety (and other safety
matters relating to vehicle movements and visiting drivers), and should be prepared
to stop any operation if they are not satisfied about safety. That person will need to
be confident that their employer would support a decision to stop tipping for safety
reasons.
942 If the load is to be released into bins or silos, the driver will need to make sure
they are filling the correct containers and that there is enough room for the load
before they begin to tip.
943 The site operator and the visiting driver need to co-operate to keep
unnecessary people or vehicles away from the tipping area.
944 You should consider normal reversing safety – see chapter Reversing for more
information.
945 Drivers should never begin tipping until they have received a specific instruction
to do so, or have followed other agreed safety procedures to make sure it is safe to
release the load.
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