Health
Health and Safety – Route Planning
Driving is one of the most dangerous activities that people do throughout their working day. It is estimated that around 150 people are killed or seriously injured each week, whilst driving for work and that the majority of those accidents could have been prevented. Employers have a duty of care to their employees to put in…
Read MoreHealth and Safety – Spillages
Whilst carrying out deliveries or refuelling vehicles it is possible that spillages of chemicals or fuels will occur. Obviously, the best way to deal with a spillage is to avoid having one in the first place! Ensure that there are procedures in place for the correct storage, transferring, handling, using and disposing of chemicals…
Read MoreSafe Access and Egress of Vehicles
Getting in and out of vehicles sounds like a fairly safe activity, however, many accidents occur with this simple task. Drivers and / or passengers can fall from vehicles, causing serious injury. And before you think that no one is allowed to take passengers in company vehicles, if there is a spare seat it…
Read MoreEmergency Planning – Fire Safety, Ill Health & Accidents (Health & Safety in Transport)
Health and safety is always a topic to get people putting their opinions forward – with welcome and unwelcome comments! However, as we say to all our customers, ’it’s alright until it goes wrong’, and ’would you want to live with the consequences?’. Emergency planning is one area that we cover with customers, which was…
Read MoreHere to help during the Coronavirus..
During these difficult times, referred to in various ways – Coronavirus, Covid-19, Pandemic, lockdown and so on – we are all going through the same thing however in different ways. It is like we are all in the same boat however sailing different routes! Therefore we wanted to reach out to people, particularly those in…
Read MoreHow do you manage Work Related Road Risk (WRRR)?
More than a quarter of incidents on the road involve someone who is at work and so is driving for part of their job. Health and safety laws apply to all duties that are part of employees role, and that includes driving, so how do you manage the risks? There are many ways to do…
Read MoreDriver’s say the problem with cyclists….
Have you got a list of things that you bring up when it comes to cyclists and what you think about their actions. This week after Michelle did a course delivery for Van Smart and Safe Urban Driving, the drivers provided the cycle trainers with a list of issues with cyclists that we went through…
Read MoreMedical Conditions Reportable to DVLA
Are you aware of the medical conditions that are reportable to DVSA? THERE ARE CURRENTLY 183 LISTED!! You need to tell DVLA about some medical conditions as they can affect your driving and the list is long, but comprehensive. You can be fined up to £1,000 if you do not tell DVLS about a medical condition…
Read MoreDo we mean Health when we say Health & Safety?
We attended a Women in Logistics event last week about driver health which was based around a 6 year research study. The content was very interesting and certainly got us thinking about how the health of commercial drivers could be improved. The event was held at Loughborough University and it was with Dr Veronica Verela…
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