Information
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Audit Title
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Site
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Conducted on
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Report prepared by
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Location
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Assessor(s)
Overview of the site, vehicles in use and vehicle movement
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1.0 Check that the layout of routes is appropriate.
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1.1 Are vehicles and pedestrians kept safely apart?
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1.2 Are there suitable pedestrian crossing points on vehicle routes?
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1.3 Are there suitable parking areas for all parking needs?
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1.4 Do the vehicle routes avoid sharp or blind bends?
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1.5 Is a one-way system used on vehicle routes within the workplace, where this can be achieved?
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1.6 Does the site have a speed limit that is appropriate for safe access and egress?
2.0 Check that vehicle traffic routes are suitable for the type and quantity of vehicles that use them.
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2.1 Are roadways marked where necessary – for example, to show the right of way at road junctions?
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2.2 Are road signs as set out in the Highway Code used where necessary?
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2.3 Where they are needed, have you put in place features such as fixed mirrors to provide greater vision at blind bends, road humps to reduce vehicle speeds or barriers to keep vehicles and pedestrians apart?
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2.4 Do visiting drivers and pedestrians report at the entrance for instructions before entering the site?
3.0 Check that vehicles are safe and are suitable for the work they are being used for.
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3.1 Have suitable vehicles and attachments been chosen for the tasks that are actually carried out?
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3.2 Do they have suitable and effective service and parking brakes?
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3.3 Do they have suitable external mirrors and additional aids (eg CCTV) where necessary to provide the greatest visibility when maneuvering?
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3.4 Are they provided with horns, lights, reflectors, reversing lights and other safety features as necessary?
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3.5 Do they have seats, and restraints where necessary, that are safe and comfortable for the people using them?
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3.6 Are there guards on dangerous parts of the vehicles, such as power take-offs, chain drives, exposed exhaust pipes etc?
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3.7 Are drivers protected against bad weather conditions, or against an unpleasant working environment? Consider extremes of temperature, dirt, dust, fumes, and excessive noise and vibration.
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3.8 Is there a safe way of getting into and out of the driving position and to or from any other parts that need to be reached?
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3.9 Does the driver need to be protected against injury in case the vehicle overturns? If there is a need, is this protection in place and strong enough?
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Workplace Transport Risk Assessment
4.0 Check that the vehicles are maintained properly.
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4.1 Do the drivers carry out basic safety checks before using vehicles?
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4.2 Is there a regular preventive maintenance programme for each vehicle, carried out at set times or mileage?
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4.3 Where vehicles lift people or materials, there is a need for ‘thorough examination’. Is this taking place?
5.0 Check that your selection and training procedures make sure that your drivers and other employees are able to work safely and responsibly.
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5.1 Do you check the previous experience of your drivers and test them to make sure they are competent?
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5.2 Do you provide training on how to do the job, and information about particular hazards, speed limits, the appropriate parking and loading areas etc?
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5.3 Do you have a planned programme of refresher training for drivers and other employees?
6.0 Check what your drivers and other employees actually do when carrying out their work activities.
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6.1 Do your drivers drive with care? For example, do they use the correct routes, drive within the speed limit and follow any other site rules?
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6.2 Do they park safely and in safe places?
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6.3 Are your employees working safely? Consider how they go about loading and unloading, securing loads, carrying out maintenance etc.
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6.4 Are you sure that your drivers and other employees do not have to rush to complete their work on time?
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6.5 Are you sure that there is no risk of accidents caused by tiredness as a result of working long hours?
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6.6 Do managers and supervisors routinely challenge and investigate unsafe behavior?
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6.7 Do managers and supervisors set a good example – for example, by following instructions to separate vehicles and pedestrians, and by wearing high-visibility clothing where needed?
Workplace Transport Risk Assessment
7.0 Check, in consultation with your employees, that your level of management control and supervision is suitable.
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7.1 Are your supervisors, drivers and other employees (including contractors and visiting drivers) aware of the site rules on using vehicles and traffic movement? Are they aware of their responsibilities to maintain a safe workplace and work safely?
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7.2 Is everyone at the workplace supervised and held accountable for their responsibilities, and is a clear system of penalties enforced when employees, contractors etc fail to maintain standards?
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7.3 Do you take adequate steps to assess the behavior of pedestrians and drivers on site and visiting vehicles, to investigate any underlying reasons for unsafe behavior, and to correct this?
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7.4 Have you made certain people responsible for detecting, investigating and correcting unsafe behavior?
8.0 Check that the need for reversing is kept to a minimum and, where reversing is necessary, that it is done safely and in safe areas.
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8.1 Is there a one-way system on routes to reduce the need for reversing manoeuvres?
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8.2 Are non-essential staff kept clear from areas where reversing is common?
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8.3 Are you sure that, where there is an unavoidable need to use a banks man (a signaler) to direct reversing vehicles, they are adequately trained and visible, and otherwise able to work safely?
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8.4 Are side-mounted and rear-view mirrors attached to the outside of the vehicles to provide the best all-round visibility?
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8.5 Have additional visibility aids, eg CCTV, been fitted to vehicles to eliminate or reduce blind spots during reversing?
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8.6 o vehicles have reversing alarms?
9.0 Check that drivers take care when parking their vehicles, including their own private cars, and that they park in safe places.
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9.1 Do your drivers use the parking areas?
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9.2 Do your drivers always put the brakes on for their vehicles and trailers and secure them before leaving them parked?
10.0 Check that loading and unloading is carried out safely.
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10.1 Are there site reporting instructions/rules in place for visiting drivers?
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10.2 Is loading and unloading carried out in an area away from passing traffic, pedestrians and others not involved in the work? <br>Are you sure that people are not needlessly ‘steadying’ the load?2
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10.3 Is there enough co-operation between the site occupier and duty holders who deliver or pick up goods? For example, are all the loads, the delivery vehicles, the vehicles that handle materials and the equipment compatible?
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10.4 Is loading and unloading carried out using safe systems of work on ground that is flat, firm and free from potholes?
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10.5 Are the vehicles braked and stabilised as appropriate, to prevent unsafe movement during loading and unloading?
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10.6 Is loading and unloading carried out so that, as far as possible, the load is spread evenly to prevent the vehicle or trailer from becoming unstable?
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10.7 Are checks made to make sure that loads are secured and arranged so that they cannot move about?
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10.8 Are checks made to make sure that vehicles are not loaded with more material than they can carry?
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10.9 Has the need for people to go on the load area of the vehicle been removed where possible?
11.0 Check that coupling and uncoupling is carried out safely.
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11.1 Is the semi-trailer parking brake always applied before the hoses are disconnected, instead of using the emergency brakes to secure the trailer?
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11.2 Do drivers check that the ground is able to support the semi-trailer and landing legs before uncoupling?
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11.3 Are landing legs always fully extended, properly padded and locked in place as necessary?
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11.4 Is the platform area behind the tractive unit kept clear, as clean as possible, and well lit, to help prevent falls?
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11.5 Do drivers know how to move any adjustable fairings to get behind their tractive unit easily, and are they doing so?
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11.6 Are the drivers experienced enough to know whether the fifth wheel is working properly?
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11.7 Are gloves and safety boots provided and used where necessary?
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11.8 Are drivers wearing high-visibility clothing when they work around other moving?
12.0 Summary
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12.1 Key findings of assessment
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12.2 Assessment completion date
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12.3 Assessment completed by
