HSENI announces workplace transport safety inspection campaign of concrete premises

The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI), has announced that it will carry out a workplace transport safety inspection campaign at concrete premises, commencing on Monday 17 April 2023.

During the campaign, which will run until July, HSENI Inspectors will conduct focused inspections to assess the management of workplace transport related risks, an essential responsibility of employers to help keep employees safe at work.

Speaking ahead of the campaign, HSENI Principal Inspector Brian Pryce said: “Unfortunately, workplace transport continues to be an area responsible for fatalities and major injuries in the workplace. Beginning in April our Inspectors will be visiting concrete premises throughout Northern Ireland to ensure effective controls are in place to manage the risks associated with workplace transport.

“Our Inspectors will provide information and advice during the campaign. Where significant risks are found Inspectors may take enforcement action in order to achieve compliance with health and safety legislation to ensure that risks are properly managed.”

Inspections will include three key areas essential to manage workplace transport effectively.

Safe Site

• Is there a traffic management plan in place for the site?
• Are pedestrians and vehicles adequately segregated?
• Are there dedicated routes for pedestrians to travel around the site which offer physical protection from moving vehicles?
• Are there adequate arrangements in place to control the risks to small load customers and members of the public on site?

Safe Vehicle

• Are measures in place to ensure vehicle all-round visibility?
• Are procedures in place to carry out pre-use checks and report defects?
• Have statutory examinations been completed for vehicles used for lifting?

Safe Driver

• Do drivers hold adequate licenses and have training certificates for the vehicles they are authorised to drive?
• Is there a program of driver refresher training in place?
• Are there measures in place to prevent drivers falling from height during sheeting / loading activities?

The inspection template which will be used by HSENI Inspectors can be downloaded at the link below:

• Concrete premises inspection template 2023

Practical guidance on how to manage work related transport risks on site can be found in HSG136 – ‘A guide to workplace transport safety’. This is available at the link below:

• A guide to workplace transport safety (PDF format) - www.hse.gov.uk

Notes to editors: 

1. The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI), is an Executive Non-Departmental Public Body, sponsored by the Department for the Economy (DfE), and is the lead body responsible for the promotion and enforcement of health and safety work standards in Northern Ireland: www.hseni.gov.uk.

2. For media enquiries please contact: HSENI Press Office on 028 9024 3249 or by email at media@hseni.gov.uk. For out of hours please contact Duty Press Officer on 028 9037 8110.

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