Workplace Transport Review (2022/23)

• Location of workplace
  Address

• Directorate

• Department/Service team

• Manager

• Work activity being assessed

• Prepared on

  Date

• Prepared by

• Date of next review

  Date

• Document No.

Scope of operation

• Description of the tasks being undertaken

• When necessary, are there suitable pedestrian crossing places on vehicle routes?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Improvement required

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more can be done to reduce the risk?

• Is there a safe pedestrian route that allows visiting drivers to report for instructions when entering the site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Improvement required

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce/control the risk?

• What more can be done to reduce the risk?

• Is there a properly designed and signed one-way system used on vehicle routes within the workplace?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Improvement required

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce/control the risk?

• What more can be done to reduce the risk?

• Are there adequate numbers of suitable and safe parking spaces for all vehicles and are they used?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Improvement required

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce/control the risk?

• What more can be done to reduce the risk?

• Is the level of lighting in each area sufficient for the pedestrian and vehicle activity?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Improvement required

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce/control the risk?

• What more can be done to reduce the risk?

• Have drive-through, one-way systems been used wherever possible to reduce the need for reversing?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Improvement required

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce/control the risk

• What more can be done to reduce the risk?

• Where reversing areas are needed, are they suitably marked or signposted to be clear to both drivers and pedestrians?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Improvement required

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce/control the risk?

• What more can be done to reduce the risk?

• Are non-essential people excluded from areas where vehicles reverse?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Improvement required

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce/control the risk?

• What more can be done to reduce the risk?

• Do all vehicles have effective service and parking brakes?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more can be done to reduce the risk?

• Is there a safe means of access to and from the cabs and other parts that need to be reached?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Improvement required

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more can be done to reduce the risk?

• Are there guards to prevent access to dangerous parts of the vehicles (power take-offs, chain drives, exposed exhaust pipes) ?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more can be done to reduce the risk?

• Are drivers protected against bad working conditions or an unpleasant working environment (the cold, dirt, dust, fumes, excessive noise or vibration) ?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

  Improvement required

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more can be done to reduce the risk?

• To add a hazard you've identified, select the "+" icon next to Hazard:

Hazard

• Description of hazard

• Photo of the hazard (optional)

  Media

• Risk related hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more can be done to reduce the risk?

• NOTE: This page includes the following sections
  -Coupling/uncoupling
  -Loading/unloading
  -Tipping
  -Work at height on vehicles
  -Sheeting/unsheeting
  
  If none of the above apply to your workplace, you may skip this page or mark N/A for those that don't apply

Coupling/uncoupling

• Are the vehicle and trailer parking brakes always applied before the hoses are disconnected?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more could be done to reduce the risk?

• Before uncoupling, do drivers check the that the ground will support the trailer and landing legs?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more could be done to reduce the risk?

• Are landing legs always fully extended, properly padded and locked in place as necessary?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more could be done to reduce the risk?

• Is the platform area behind the tractor unit kept clear, as clean as possible, and well-lit to prevent falls?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more could be done to reduce the risk?

Loading/unloading activities

• Are loading/unloading operations carried out in an area away from passing traffic, pedestrians and others not involved in the loading/unloading operation?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more could be done to reduce the risk?

• Are the loads, delivery vehicles, and handling vehicles compatible with each other?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more could be done to reduce the risk?

• Are loading/unloading activities carried out on ground that flat, firm and free of potholes?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more could be done to reduce the risk?

• Are the vehicles braked and/or stabilized to prevent unsafe movements during loading/unloading operations?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more could be done to reduce the risk?

• Are systems in place to prevent vehicles from driving away while they are still being loaded/unloaded?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more could be done to reduce the risk?

• Is loading/unloading carried out so that, as far as possible, the load is spread evenly to avoid the vehicle or trailer becoming unstable?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more could be done to reduce the risk?

• Are loads adequately secured and arranged so that they cannot move about?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more could be done to reduce the risk?

• Are vehicles not loaded beyond their capacity?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more could be done to reduce the risk?

Tipping

• Does tipping take place on ground that is level and stable, with no power lines, pipework, etc. ?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more could be done to reduce the risk?

• Are suitably sized wheel stops used for reversing tipping vehicles?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more could be done to reduce the risk?

• Before tipping, are tailgates secured open or removed completely?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more could be done to reduce the risk?

• Before tipping, are load evenly distributed across the vehicle?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more could be done to reduce the risk?

• Is the tipper and tipping mechanism well-maintained?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more could be done to reduce the risk?

Work at height on vehicles

• Is the right type of equipment (a suitable platform, a gantry with guard rails, etc.) used to prevent falls?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more could be done to reduce the risk?

• Is a personal fall-protection system used to minimize the distance and consequences of a fall?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more could be done to reduce the risk?

• Are surfaces slip-resistant where people need to walk on vehicles?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more could be done to reduce the risk?

Sheeting/unsheeting

• Are sheeting/unsheeting operations carried out in safe parts of the workplace, away from passing traffic and pedestrians, and sheltered from strong winds and bad weather?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more could be done to reduce the risk?

• Are vehicles parked on level ground with their parking brakes on and the ignition key removed?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more could be done to reduce the risk?

• Are automatic or mechanical sheeting systems used to avoid the need for manual sheeting?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a system in place which avoids the need for a person to climb on the vehicle or load (such as by sheeting from the ground or providing a platform from which loads can be sheeted)?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• This is a hazard. Who can be harmed and how?

• What is currently done to reduce /control the risk?

• What more could be done to reduce the risk?

• Name of Manager of Workplace

• Name of Appointed Person

• ^ For when the employer/owner/manager did not perform the workplace transport risk assessment himself/herself