Nineteen per cent of workplace fatalities occur from being struck by a moving vehicle, which is an average of 26 fatal injuries per year, according to the Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) annual statistics report for 2019/20.
By Emma Evans, Pinsent Masons on 10 May 2021
Thorough examinations of forklift trucks are vital to ensure they remain safe to use.
By Geoff Martin, Consolidated Fork Truck Services on 02 November 2020
Staff who drive as part of their work must be consulted on any rules designed to ensure safe driving, otherwise they will not be committed to following them.
By Simon Turner, Driving for Better Business on 02 November 2020
Tougher sentences for killer drivers have taken too long says road safety charity Brake, commenting on a bill which has taken three years to reach Parliament.
By Belinda Liversedge on 17 September 2020
By Iris Cepero, editor on 01 September 2013
A no deal Brexit will result in exhausted lorry drivers, posing a danger to themselves and other road users, unless the government responds to concerns, Unite the union has warned.
By Belinda Liversedge on 04 September 2019
A series of road traffic collisions has resulted in police warning drivers to remove their lanyards while driving. If you or your employees wear lanyards when driving, you risk serious injury.
By Ben Pepper, Bolt Burdon Kemp on 15 August 2019
Back in 2016, Biffa, a leading national recycling and waste management provider, launched a campaign to tackle the risk of workers being injured while collecting waste by motorists driving on pavements.
By Dave West, regional health and safety coach, Biffa on 01 May 2018
A report on gig economy drivers and couriers has uncovered a litany of risk factors that its authors say may significantly increase the risk of being involved in a crash.
By Belinda Liversedge on 21 August 2018
Bringing in more robust targets to remove petrol and diesel cars from Britain’s roads amid pleas for tougher action to improve air quality, although a welcome initiative, is just one of the ways to address the dangerous levels of air pollution affecting our towns and cities.
By Dr Richard Maggs on 19 June 2018
