Workplace transport safety An employers' guide - ARRI Lighting Rental

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1041 Wherever possible, walkways should be used. Walkways should be made of
slip-resistant grating (with enough space for mud or oil to pass through the grate
and away from the walking surface) or another slip-resistant material.
Figure 56 This LGV is fitted with a set of foldaway steps to make accessing the load easier
1042 Walkways, steps, ladders, handrails and so on should be positioned away
from wheels if possible, to prevent thrown mud from making them slippery.
Mudguards can also help to keep them clean.
1043 Top and middle guard rails may be needed, to protect people when they are
standing or crouching. You can consider collapsible rails that can be locked onto
the access ladder.
1044 Vehicle owners need to consider fitting further safety features (such as those
we have described in paragraphs 1031-1041) if they are not already present.
Figure 57 This dropside vehicle has been fitted with two footholds (one of
which folds flat) and a handhold (not shown) to help workers access the load bed
1045 If features are retrofitted to existing vehicles, the alterations must not affect the
structural integrity of the equipment and the actual fitting must be safe (for example,
welding onto petrol tankers might be very unsafe).
1046 Lift trucks are sometimes used to lift people. Although some vehicles are
designed with this in mind (for example, ‘man up/man down’-type picking vehicles),
many lift trucks are not.
1047 If a lift truck has not been designed specifically for this, it must be used to lift
people only with purpose-designed working platforms, securely fixed to the vehicle
and inspected by a competent person. Pallets should never be used as substitute
working platforms.
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