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975 You should plan out suitable routes, avoiding too steep slopes, uneven or
slippery surfaces, kerbs, sharp turns and anything else that would make the vehicle
unstable.
976 Barriers, walls, banks and signs can all help drivers avoid unsuitable terrain or
hazards such as pits or trenches.
977 Road humps can be used to control speed, but there should be a warning
sign or mark before them. Lift trucks should avoid having to pass over road humps
(unless they are of a type that can go over them safely). This may mean planning lift
truck routes that do not pass over speed bumps.
978 You should consider speed restrictions and enforce them where appropriate.
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979 By law, many types of vehicle must have a ‘roll-over protection system’
(ROPS) and restraints fitted if there is a risk of them overturning. ROPS can mean
roll cages, roll bars or other types of protective structure. An ROPS will not prevent
an overturn, but it should make a serious injury less likely – especially when
operator restraints are also used.
980 If there is a risk of anyone being hurt if a vehicle rolls over, you must do one of
these things:
n make sure the vehicle is stable;
n make sure that, if possible, the vehicle remains upright, or can do no more than
roll onto its side;
n put in place a structure to protect anyone on the vehicle if it does roll further
than onto its side (ie roll all the way over) – such as an ROPS.
981 The only exceptions are:
n vehicles that are not significantly likely to overturn;
n vehicles where these measures would increase risks to safety, make the vehicle
useless or would not be practicable; and
n counterbalanced lift trucks that can carry no more than 10 tonnes and which
are controlled by a centrally-seated operator (the mast will normally prevent
these machines from rolling further than their sides).
982 If there is a risk of a vehicle crushing anyone it is carrying if it rolls over
(whether or not an ROPS is fitted), the employer must make sure that there is a
restraining system to prevent anyone on the vehicle from being thrown under it.
983 If your risk assessment finds that any vehicle in your workplace is at risk
of overturning, the following free information sheets can give you more detailed
guidance about what you need to do:
n Hiring and leasing out of plant: Application of PUWER 98, regulations 26 and
27; 29
n Retrofitting of roll-over protective structures, restraining systems and their
attachment points to mobile work equipment; 30
n Fitting and use of restraining systems on lift trucks. 31
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