Workplace transport safety An employers' guide - ARRI Lighting Rental

ROPS see roll-over protection system.
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seat restraint a restraint intended to keep a vehicle operator or passenger in their
seat.
segregation separation of two things, in particular pedestrians and vehicles.
semi-trailer the freight-carrying rear section of an articulated goods vehicle
combination.
split coupling the practice of connecting the suzie hoses before coupling the
tractive unit to the semi-trailer of an articulated goods vehicle combination, usually
because the combination is ‘close-coupled’. See also close coupled and suzie.
stub an area next to a road, intended to give drivers more room to manoeuvre.
suzie the air hoses and attachments that connect the semi-trailer systems to
the tractive unit on an articulated lorry (UK standard). Other standards include the
European ‘palm’ coupling and the North American ‘glad-hand’ standard.
swarf bin tipping-bin fork-lift truck attachment for bulk loads.
system of work a way of doing a task. A safe system of work has to be identified
for every aspect of work that an organisation does, to make sure that people are
able to work safely. It should be the result of a thorough risk assessment, which
identifies what could harm people and how, so that these risks can be managed.
The safe system should usually be written down so that workers can be instructed
and their performance can be monitored.
tailgate the rear door of a load-carrying vehicle.
TCU see temperature-controlled unit.
temperature-controlled unit (TCU) an insulated container, often a semi-trailer,
with a temperature-control mechanism for the benefit of loads that must be
maintained at a certain temperature during transit.
three-point hold rule a person should keep at least three points of contact with
the vehicle they are climbing (with their hands and feet), moving one limb at a time
and testing the new hold before moving on.
tipping slang for unloading, as well as referring to vehicles with tipping load
bodies, and the use of these vehicles.
traffic the movement of people and/or vehicles (often called pedestrian traffic or
vehicular traffic).
tractive unit the powered unit of a vehicle and trailer combination.
tractor unit a widely used term for the powered unit of an articulated goods
vehicle combination. See also tractive unit.
twist lock device for securing a shipping container for lifting or transit.
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